Parliamentary Witnesses Act 1858

1858 c.78

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

Annotations:
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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2 Any committee of House of Lords may administer oath.

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

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