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30.—(1) An oath which is required to be administered under the 1955 Act or this Order shall be administered in the appropriate form and manner set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.
(2) Every oath which under this Order is to be administered in court shall be administered by the magistrate or by any person whom he authorises.
(3) The oath to be taken by a person over 14 but under 17 years of age, or by any person at a trial where no accused is over 17 years of age, shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.
(4) Where a person is permitted by section 102 of the 1955 Act, as applied in relation to Standing Civilian Courts by article 91 and Schedule 4 below, to make a solemn affirmation instead of swearing an oath, the affirmation shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.
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