Singapore legislation

Section 20

of Family Justice Act 2014

Section 20

Oaths of officers

Amended by16/201640/2019

(1)

The registrar, deputy registrar and assistant registrars of the Family Justice Courts and such other officers of the Family Justice Courts as may be required by the Chief Justice must, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office set out in the First Schedule.

Amended by16/2016

(2)

The oath mentioned in subsection (1) may be taken and subscribed before the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts or a Supreme Court Judge or a Judicial Commissioner.

Amended by40/2019

(3)

Where the oath is taken before the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, he or she must —

(a)

enter in the record of the Family Justice Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him or her; and

(b)

transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

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