Promissory Oaths Act 1868

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The Promissory Oaths Act 1868 is a UK statute that standardized and regulated the oaths of allegiance and office required of holders of public and governmental positions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
appliesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
appliesTo certain office-holders under the Crown ⓘ
government officials ⓘ
holders of public office ⓘ
category United Kingdom constitutional legislation ⓘ
United Kingdom public law ⓘ
citationStyle Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (UK) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
effect imposes legal requirements for taking specified oaths before assuming office ⓘ
provides standard wording for certain public oaths ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
governs promissory oaths made to the Crown ⓘ
isPartOf United Kingdom constitutional framework ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm primary legislation ⓘ
legalSubject oaths of allegiance ⓘ
oaths of office ⓘ
public officials ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
purpose to regulate the form of promissory oaths in the United Kingdom ⓘ
to standardize oaths required of holders of public and governmental positions ⓘ
regulates form of judicial oaths ⓘ
form of oaths of allegiance ⓘ
form of official oaths ⓘ
relatedTo Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
Coronation Oath Act 1688 ⓘ
linked to: Coronation Oath

Oaths Act 1888 ⓘ
Oaths Act 1978 ⓘ
shortTitle Promissory Oaths Act 1868 ⓘ
status in force in amended form ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional practice ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
public law ⓘ
typeOfOathCovered judicial oath ⓘ
oath of allegiance ⓘ
official oath ⓘ
yearEnacted 1868 ⓘ

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Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) → legalBasis → Promissory Oaths Act 1868 ⓘ
Promissory Oaths Act 1868 → shortTitle → Promissory Oaths Act 1868 ⓘ
Promissory Oaths Act 1868 → citationStyle → Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Promissory Oaths Act 1868