The powers of Commissioners for Oaths in Malaysia are governed by the Commissioners For Oaths Rules, 1993 [P.U. (A) 71/1993].

Rule 11 governs advocates and solicitors (lawyers) who have been appointed Commissioners for Oaths . Our Commissioner For Oaths, Mr. CN Koo, falls under this category. Rule 11 of the Commissioners For Oaths Rules provides:

11. Advocate and solicitor

Subject to any limitation expressed in his appointment, an advocate and solicitor who when appointed as a Commissioner For Oaths may do all or any of the following:

  1. receive acknowledgements of married women in all cases where acknowledgements are required by law to be taken before a public officer;
  2. receive acknowledgements of recognizances of bail and bail-bonds;
  3. administer oaths for--
    1. the justification for bail;
    2. taking any affidavit or affirmation;
    3. receiving and taking the answer, plea, demurrer, disclaimer, allegation or examination of any party or parties to any action;
    4. the examination of any witnesses upon any interrogatories or de bene esse or in chief or on any other occasion;
    5. swearing executors and administrators; and
    6. swearing persons in any action, matter or proceeding which is pending or about to be instituted in any court; and
  4. take and receive statutory declarations.


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