Oath of Office (Prisons Officers) Regulations, 2013

L.N. 162 of 2013

PRISONS ACT

(CAP. 260)

Oath of Office (Prisons Officers) Regulations, 2013

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 6 of the Prisons

Act, the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security has made

the following regulations: –

The title of these regulations is the Oath of Office (Prisons

Officers) Regulations, 2013.

Oath of office of Prisons Officers

“I ........ solemnly swear/affirm that I will bear true faith and

allegiance to the people of the Republic of Malta and its Constitution

and I will faithfully serve the said Republic during my service in the

Prisons; as a Prisons Officer and I will subject myself to all Codes,

Acts, Ordinances, orders and regulations relating to the Prisons now

in force or which may from time to time be in force and will discharge

all the duties of a Prisons Officers according to law, without fear or

favour, affection or ill will. (So help me God)”.

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(1) Before entering upon duties on appointment, all new or

re-admitted prisons officers shall take the oath of office contained in

the Schedule.

(2) The oath shall be taken and signed by all officers before a

person duly empowered by law to administer an oath or before the

Director.

(1) All prisons officers in the service on the date of coming

into force of these regulations, shall, by not later than thirty days from

the date of the coming into force of these regulations take the oath of

office contained in the Schedule.

(2) The oath shall be taken and signed by all officers before a

person duly empowered by law to administer an oath or before the

Director.