3. Persons eligible
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An advocate and solicitor who has for an aggregate period of not less than 7 years been in active practice or been a Judicial Service Officer, a Legal Service Officer or a PD Officer shall be eligible for appointment as a commissioner for oaths.
Officers in the employment of Government ministries, departments, statutory boards and Government-linked companies shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
Court interpreters and court officers shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
Employees of such non-profit organisations as the Senate may designate shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
The Senate may at any time revoke the designation of a non-profit organisation referred to in paragraph (4).
The Senate shall cause to be published from time to time in the Gazette a list of the designated non-profit organisations referred to in paragraph (4) or whose designations have been revoked under paragraph (5).
Subregulation 1
An advocate and solicitor who has for an aggregate period of not less than 7 years been in active practice or been a Judicial Service Officer, a Legal Service Officer or a PD Officer shall be eligible for appointment as a commissioner for oaths.
Subregulation 2
Officers in the employment of Government ministries, departments, statutory boards and Government-linked companies shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
Subregulation 3
Court interpreters and court officers shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
Subregulation 4
Employees of such non-profit organisations as the Senate may designate shall be eligible for appointment by the Senate as commissioners for oaths.
Subregulation 5
The Senate may at any time revoke the designation of a non-profit organisation referred to in paragraph (4).
Subregulation 6
The Senate shall cause to be published from time to time in the Gazette a list of the designated non-profit organisations referred to in paragraph (4) or whose designations have been revoked under paragraph (5).