Regulation 8

Subject to paragraph (2), no advocate and solicitor who is appointed as a commissioner for oaths shall cause an affidavit or statutory declaration to be taken by, or an oath to be administered to, any person other than a deponent who speaks and understands the English language.

An advocate and solicitor who is appointed as a commissioner for oaths and who is proficient in a language or dialect other than English may, in his discretion, cause an affidavit or statutory declaration to be taken by, or an oath to be administered to, a deponent in such language or dialect if the deponent speaks and understands the language or dialect in which the advocate and solicitor is proficient.