CHARLES III

Oaths Act (Amendment) Act 2022

2022 CHAPTER 13

An Act to amend the Oaths Act to allow members to swear oaths not also in English; and for connected purposes.
Bill ID LB9-09
Author(s) The Rt Hon Sir Arthur Haigh KCTL GCVO OOBC MBE PC, 1st Marquess of Penrith
Amended by N/A
First reading 2022 July 8
Royal assent 2022 November 09
Commencement 2022 November 09
Affected legislation Oaths Act 2020

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Amendment

  1. The Oaths Act 2020 is amended as followed:
  2. Modify Section 3, Schedule 1 to read:

    Any member of the House of Commons or House of Lords sitting in the current Parliament of the United Kingdom who wishes to swear in again due to the changes in this act may do so.

  3. Insert after Section 3, renumber accordingly:

    4 Rules for oaths in other languages

    1. Parliamentarians may make oaths in any of the official languages as defined by the Languages of the UK Act 2020
    2. Parliamentarians may choose to make their oath in multiple languages which they speak, said after each other

2 Short title, commencement, and extent

  1. This act extend to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  2. This act may be cited as the Oaths Act (Amendment) Act.
  3. This act comes into force upon royal assent.
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