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PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES OATHS ACT 1871

PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES OATHS ACT 1871 - LONG TITLE

An Act for enabling the House of Commons and any Committee thereof
to administer Oaths to Witnesses.{1}
[16th August 1871]
Preamble rep. by SLR 1893 (No.2)

PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES OATHS ACT 1871 - SECT 1
Examination of witnesses on oath by the House of Commons and
committees of the House.

1. The House of Commons may administer an oath to the witnesses
examined at the bar of the said House.

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

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Any oath ... under this Act may be administered by the Speaker of
the House of Commons, or by such person or persons as may from
time to time be appointed for that purpose either by him or by
any Standing Order or other Order of the said House.

S.2 rep. by SLR 1883

PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES OATHS ACT 1871 - SECT 3
As to additional power or privilege of House of Commons.

3. Nothing in this Act contained shall be held to confer any
additional or further power or privilege on the Commons House of
Parliament with reference to impeachment or other criminal
jurisdiction or otherwise howsoever than is herein expressly enacted.

PARLIAMENTARY WITNESSES OATHS ACT 1871 - SECT 4
Short title.

4. This Act may be cited as "The Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act,
1871."