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Commissioners for Oaths Act 1891
1891 CHAPTER 50 54 and 55 Vict
An Act to amend the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889.
[5th August 1891]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act extended (E.W.) by Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47), s. 81(1)
C2Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)
C3Act extended (E.W.) by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 76:1), s. 65
C4Act extended (E.W.) (1.4.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 113(3)(4), 125(4); S.I.1991/608, art. 2, Sch.
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I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
1 Affidavit, &c. may be made before commissioner at any place.U.K.
Where by or under the [F1Merchant Shipping Act 1995]or the [M1F2Customs and Excise Act 1952], F3. . . F4 . . . or Acts amending the same respectively, any oath or affidavit is required to be taken or made before any particular person or officer, whether having special authority or otherwise, and whether at any particular place, or within any specified limits or otherwise, such oath or affidavit may be taken or made before a commissioner for oaths, at any place, and shall be as effectual to all intents and purposes as if taken or made before such person or officer, and at any particular place or within specified limits.
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F1Words in S. 1 substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 10 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F2Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)
F3Words in s. 1 repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 26, s. 106(2), Sch. 5; S.I. 1994/2550, art. 2
F4Words repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5 Pt. I
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2 Amendment of 52 & 53 Vict. c. 10. s. 6. as to acting consular agent. U.K.
In section six of the Commissioners for Oaths Act, 1889, after the words “consular agent” shall be inserted the words “acting consul general, acting vice-consul, and acting consular agent”.
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C5The text of s. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
3 Construction and short title.U.K.
This Act shall be read with the M2Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889, and may be cited as the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1891, and the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889, and this Act may be cited together as the Commissioners for Oaths Acts 1889 and 1891.
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