s 17 Oaths of judicial officers and certain other officers
17.—(1) All judicial officers and any other officers of the State Courts as may be required by the Chief Justice, before exercising the functions of their respective offices, are to take and subscribe the appropriate oath of office and allegiance set out in the Schedule.[5/2014] (2) The oath mentioned in subsection (1) may be taken and subscribed before the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, a Supreme Court Judge or a Judicial Commissioner.[4/2010; 5/2014; 27/2014; 40/2019] (2A) To avoid doubt, where an oath is required to be taken and subscribed under subsection (1), a person may take and subscribe the oath by appearing before the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, a Supreme Court Judge or a Judicial Commissioner through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, Supreme Court Judge or Judicial Commissioner (as the case may be) to —(a) maintain visual contact and communicate with the person taking the oath, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; (b) confirm the identity of the person taking the oath and any interpreter present; and (c) verify by inspection the oath to be subscribed.[Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023] (3) Where the oath is taken before the Presiding Judge of the State Courts, he or she is to —(a) enter in the record of the State Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him or her; and (b) transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.[4/2010; 5/2014] (4) Where the oath is taken before the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, he or she is to —(a) enter in the record of the Family Justice Courts that the oath was duly administered and taken before him or her; (b) transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court; and (c) transmit a certified copy of the entry to the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.[27/2014]