The Commissioners for Oaths (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 1994

Made: 23rd May 1994

Laid before Parliament: 25th May 1994

Coming into force: 17th June 1994

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 113(1)(b) and 119(1) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990[^f00001], hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Commissioners for Oaths (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 17th June 1994.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;

• “the Council” means the Council for Licensed Conveyancers;

• “licensed conveyancer” has the same meaning as it has in the Administration of Justice Act 1985[^f00002] by virtue of section 11 of that Act.

Licensed conveyancers authorised to administer oaths

3

The Council shall be a prescribed body for the purposes of section 113 of the Act, and every licensed conveyancer shall accordingly have the powers conferred on a commissioner for oaths by the Commissioners for Oaths Acts 1889 and 1891[^f00003] and section 24 of the Stamp Duties Management Act 1891[^f00004].

Signed

Mackay of Clashfern , C. — Dated 23rd May 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations recognise the Council for Licensed Conveyancers as a prescribed body for the purposes of section 113 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and thus enable licensed conveyancers to act as commissioners for oaths.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 41. Section 119(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “member” and “prescribed”.

[^f00002]: 1985 c. 61.

[^f00003]: 1889 c. 10 (amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)) and 1891 c. 50.

[^f00004]: 1891 c. 38. The application of section 24 is extended to oaths and affidavits by section 7(6) of the Revenue Act 1898 (c. 46).