Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Oaths of judicial officers and certain other officers
(1)
All judicial officers and any other officers of the State Courts as may be required by the Chief Justice, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, are to take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office and allegiance set out in the Schedule.
(2)
The oath mentioned in subsection (1) may be taken and subscribed before the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, a Supreme Court Judge or a Judicial Commissioner.
(3)
Where the oath is taken before the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, he or she is to —
enter in the record of the State Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him or her; and
transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
(4)
Where the oath is taken before the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, he or she is to —
enter in the record of the Family Justice Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him or her;
transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court; and
transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.