LawgistThe Air Force Act
130Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness
(1) An oath or affirmation in the prescribed manner shall be administered to every member of every court-martial and to the Judge advocate before the commencement of the trial.
(2) Every person giving evidence before a court-martial shall be examined after being duly sworn or affirmed in the prescribed form.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (2) shall not apply where the witness is a child under twelve years of age and the court-martial is of opinion that though the witness understands the duty of speaking the truth, he does not understand the nature of an oath or affirmation.
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PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MATRIAL
- 127 Presiding Officer
- 128 Judge Advocate
- 129 Challenge
- 130 Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness
- 131 Voting by member
- 132 General rule as to evidence
- 133 Judicial notice
- 134 Summoning witnesse
- 135 Documents exempted from production
- 136 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 137 Examination of a witness on commission
- 138 Conviction of offence not charged
- 139 Presumption as to signatures
- 140 Enrolment paper
- 141 Presumption as to certain documents
- 142 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 143 Evidence of previous convictions and general characte
- 144 Lunacy of accuse
- 145 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 146 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 145
- 147 Release of lunatic accused
- 148 Delivery of lunatic accused to relative
- 149 Order for custody and disposal of property pending tria
- 150 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committe
- 151 Powers of courts-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to this Act
