Section 16Part 3 — Miscellaneous Provisions as to Oaths
Justice of the Peace need not take oath more than once during the same reign
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Any person who has been, or shall be appointed a Justice of the Peace by any Commission, and has taken and subscribed, or shall take and subscribe, the oaths prescribed by section 11, shall not be obliged again to take and subscribe the same oaths for or by reason of that person's having been or being again appointed a Justice of the Peace by any subsequent Commission which shall have been or shall be granted during the reign of the same Sovereign, and shall not incur any penalty or forfeiture for the not taking or subscribing the said oaths on such re-appointment.
Cross References
- Section 11 of Oaths Act
oaths prescribed by section 11