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HONG KONG
No. 20 of 1972
I assent.
Men, Men Lilin
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Governor.
27th April, 1972.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to oaths and declarations, to make provision for matters connected therewith, and to exercise the power conferred by section 2 of the Colonial Affidavits Act 1859.
[28th April, 1972.)
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.
This Ordinance may be cited as the Oaths and Declara- tions Ordinance 1972.
Short title.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-- Interpretation,
"commissioner" means a commissioner for oaths duly appointed
by the Chief Justice under any enactment in force in Hong Koog:
"notary" means a notary public duly registered by the Registrar of the Supreme Court under section 40 of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance:
(Cap. 199,3