Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021
Part 3
Ord. No. 13 of 2021
Section 9
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- “19A. Oath of members of District Councils
- (1) A member of a District Council must take the District Council Oath as soon as possible after the commencement of the member’s term of office.
- (2) The District Council Oath must be administered by—
- (a) the Chief Executive; or
- (b) a person authorized by the Chief Executive to administer the oath.”.
9. Section 20A added
After section 20—
- Add
- “20A. Declining or neglecting to take oath
- (1) This section applies to a person who is required by this Part to take an oath.
- (2) The person is to be regarded as declining or neglecting to take the oath if the person intentionally—
- (a) contravenes the oath-taking procedure of the person or desecrates the oath-taking ceremony;
- (b) alters or distorts the wording of the oath;
- (c) says words that do not accord with the wording of the oath; or
- (d) acts in a way that is not sincere or not solemn in purporting to take the oath.
- (3) In this section—
- (a) a reference to the oath-taking ceremony includes—
