s 4 Oaths to be taken by witnesses and interpreters
4.—(1) Without affecting any other written law, oaths must be taken by the following persons:(a)
a person who may be lawfully examined, or who may give or be required to give evidence, by or before a court or person acting judicially;
(b)
an interpreter of questions put to, and of evidence given by, a person mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to —(a)
the official interpreter of a court; or
(b)
a certificated interpreter in the public service,
when performing his or her duties as such interpreter, if he or she has taken an oath to faithfully discharge those duties.
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