24A
In forceDeclarations by persons unable to read written English
Part 4Statutory declarations
24A Declarations by persons unable to read written English
If it appears to the person before whom a statutory declaration is taken and received (the authorised person) that the person making the declaration (the deponent) is blind, illiterate or otherwise unable to read written English, the authorised person must certify, in or below the jurat—
(a)
that the declaration was read to the deponent in the presence of the authorised person, and
(b)
that it appeared to the authorised person that the deponent understood the declaration, and
(c)
that the deponent subscribed the declaration (by signature or mark) in the presence of the authorised person.
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