Abolition of extra-judicial oaths

(1) It shall not be lawful for any justice of the peace or other person to administer or cause or allow to be received any oath, solemn affirmation or affidavit touching any matter or thing whereof such justice or other person has not jurisdiction or cognisance by some statute or law in force for the time being. oaths. (2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to extend to any oath, solemn affirmation or affidavit, before any justice in any matter or thing touching the preservation of the peace or the prosecution, trial or punishment of offences or touching any inquiry held before any justice of the peace in the nature of a coroner’s inquest or inquiry respecting sudden death, nor to any solemn affirmation or affidavit which may be required by the laws of any foreign or other country to give validity to instruments in writing designed to be used in foreign or other countries respectively.