Clause 85

An oath or an affirmation in the prescribed form shall be administered by the president of a subordinate military court to every member of every subordinate military court and to the judge advocate and in the case of a president of a subordinate military court an oath or affirmation shall be administered to the president by any member already sworn before the commencement of the trial.

An oath or an affirmation in the prescribed form shall be administered by the president of a subordinate military court to every shorthand writer or interpreter (if any) in attendance at the trial.

Every witness before a subordinate military court shall be examined on oath or affirmation, which the president shall administer in the prescribed form.