Parliamentary Witnesses Act 1858

1858 CHAPTER 78 21 and 22 Vict

An Act to enable the Committees of both Houses of Parliament to administer Oaths to Witnesses in certain Cases.

[2nd August 1858]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2 Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 repealed by Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act 1871 (c. 83), s. 2

2 Any committee of House of Lords may administer oath. U.K.

Any committee of the House of Lords may administer an oath to the witnesses examined before such committee.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 3 repealed by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt. XI.