s 70 Oath or affirmation
70. —(1) Every person enrolled under section 68 must take an oath or affirmation in such form as the Minister may prescribe before a police officer not below the rank of assistant superintendent. (1A) To avoid doubt, where an oath or affirmation is required to be taken under subsection (1), a person may take the oath or affirmation by appearing before the police officer administering the oath or affirmation through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the police officer administering the oath or affirmation to — ( a ) maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; and ( b ) confirm the identity of the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present. [Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023] (2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (3) This section does not apply to national servicemen or operationally ready national servicemen. —(1) Every person enrolled under section 68 must take an oath or affirmation in such form as the Minister may prescribe before a police officer not below the rank of assistant superintendent. (1A) To avoid doubt, where an oath or affirmation is required to be taken under subsection (1), a person may take the oath or affirmation by appearing before the police officer administering the oath or affirmation through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the police officer administering the oath or affirmation to — ( a ) maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; and ( b ) confirm the identity of the person taking the oath or affirmation, and any interpreter present. [Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023] (2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (3) This section does not apply to national servicemen or operationally ready national servicemen.