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Statutory Declarations Act [Cap 43]

LAWS OF FIJI

CHAPTER 43

STATUTORY DECLARATIONS

Ordinance No. 29 of 1970
Act No. 30 of 1971

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING OF STATUTORY
DECLARATIONS.

[4th September, 1970.]

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

"statutory declaration" means a declaration made pursuant to any written law.

Statutory declarations made in Fiji

3. A statutory declaration made in Fiji for use in Fiji shall, unless otherwise prescribed in any other written law, be in the form prescribed in the Schedule and shall be made before-

(a) the Chief Registrar, Deputy or Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court;

(b) a magistrate;

(c) the Registrar-General or any Assistant Registrar-General;

(d) a notary public or Commissioner for Oaths;

(e) a Registrar of Magistrates' Courts;

(f) a barrister and solicitor;

(g) a justice of the peace;

(h) a district officer; or

(i) any fit and proper person appointed by the Minister charged with responsibility for this Act.
(Amended by Act No. 30 of 1971)

Statutory declarations made outside Fiji

4. A statutory declaration made in a country other than Fiji for use in Fiji shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule and shall be made before a notary public, Commissioner for Oaths or any other person authorised by the law of that country to administer an oath there for the purpose of a judicial proceeding.

Admissibility

5. Any document purporting to have affixed, impressed or subscribed thereon or thereto the seal or signature of any person authorised under this Act to take a declaration shall be admissible in evidence without proof of the seal or signature being the seal or signature of that person or of the official or other status of that person,

STATUTORY DECLARATION
(Section 3)

I ......................................................................................................................
of..................................................................................................................... solemnly and sincerely declare that .....................................................................
.....................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................

And I make this solemn declaration believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act.

Declared at ......................................... )
this .......................................... day of )
................................................. ,19.... )
before me and I certify that the declaration )
was read over in the ............................. )
............................................... language )
to the declarant who appeared fully to under-)
stand the meaning thereof. )
)
)
............................................. )
(Office held or nature of Appointment)

Controlled by Ministry of the Attorney-General

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