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Clause 24 Requirements for oaths

(1)It is not necessary that a religious text be used in taking an oath.

(2)An oath is effective for the purposes of this Division even if the person who took it—

(a)did not have a religious belief or did not have a religious belief of a particular kind; or

(b)did not understand the nature and consequences of the oath.