Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Procedure for making declaration or oath
Subregulation 1
A declaration made in accordance with these Rules or the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty required by Articles 122(2), 126(1) and (3) and 127(4) shall be of no effect unless it is made in the prescribed form and signed in the presence of or administered by one of the following persons:
if it is made in Singapore, any Justice of the Peace or any person authorised to administer oaths; or
if it is made elsewhere, any diplomatic or consular officer of the Government or, with the permission of the Registrar who may impose such conditions as he thinks fit, any notary public or person authorised to administer oaths.
Subregulation 2
Where the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty required by Articles 122(2) and 126(3) is taken outside Singapore before any notary public or any person authorised to administer oaths, other than a diplomatic or consular officer of the Government, it shall be of no effect unless the oath form, together with the citizenship certificate of the person taking the Oath, is delivered to and received by the Registrar not later than one month after the date the person has attained the age of 22 years or, with the permission of the Registrar, later.