Statutory Declarations Act 1835

2 Lords of the Treasury empowered to substitute a declaration in lieu of an oath, &c. in certain cases. U.K.

In any case where by any Act or Acts made or to be made relating to the revenues of custom or excise, . . . F1 , the office of stamps and taxes, . . . F2 , the war office, the army pay office, the office of the treasurer of the navy, F3 ... or the ordnance, his Majesty’s Treasury, Chelsea Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, the Board of Trade, or any of the offices of his Majesty’s principal secretaries of state, the India board, the office for auditing the public accounts, the national debt office, or any office under the control, direction, or superintendence of the Treasury, or by any official regulation in any department, any oath, solemn affirmation, or affidavit might, but for the passing of this Act, be required to be taken or made by any person on the doing of any act, matter, or thing, or for the purpose of verifying any book, entry, or return or for any other purpose whatsoever, it shall be lawful for the Treasury, if they shall so think fit, by writing under their hands and seals, to substitute a declaration to the same effect as the oath, solemn affirmation, or affidavit, which might but for the passing of this Act be required to be taken or made; and the person who might under the Act or Acts imposing the same be required to take or make such oath, solemn affirmation, or affidavit, shall, in presence of the commissioners, collector, other officer or person empowered by such Act or Acts to administer such oath, solemn affirmation, or affidavit, make and subscribe such declaration; and every such commissioner, collector, other officer or person, is hereby empowered and required to administer the same accordingly.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), Sch. 8 Pt. I

F2 Words repealed by Crown Estate Act 1961 (c. 55), Sch. 3 Pt. II

F3 Words in s. 2 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 1}