3 Time and manner of taking the oath. U.K.
The oath hereby appointed shall in every Parliament be solemnly and publicly made and subscribed by every member of the House of Peers at the table in the middle of the said House before he takes his place in the said House, and whilst a full House of Peers is there with their Speaker in his place, and by every member of the House of Commons at the table in the middle of the said House, and whilst a full House of Commons is there duly sitting, with their Speaker in his chair, at such hours and according to such regulations as each House may by its standing orders direct.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The “oath hereby appointed” means the oath of allegiance in the form provided by Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (c. 72), s. 2: ibid., s. 8