Oaths of interpreters in criminal cases

Interpreters may be sworn for the purposes of a criminal trial in an open court in the following form or to the like effect, Foreign Prisoner “You swear that you understand the language of the prisoner (or prisoners or defendant) at the bar (or the defendant) and are able to interpret between him (or them) and the court and the jury, and between him or them and all persons conversant with the English language. So help you God.” “You shall well and truly interpret and true explanation make between the prisoner (or prisoners or defendant) at the bar (or the defendant) and the court and jury, and between him (or them) and all persons conversant with the English language to the best of your knowledge, skill and ability, and the evidence which you shall give to the court and jury sworn between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the prisoner (or prisoners) at the bar shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God.” 16 Foreign Witness “You swear that you understand the language of the witness, and are able to interpret between him and the court, and the jury, and the prisoner and all persons conversant with the English language.” “You shall well and truly interpret, and true explanation make between the witness and the court, and jury, and the prisoner and all persons conversant with the English language, and the evidence which you shall give to the court and jury, sworn between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the prisoner at the bar, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God.” (2) When the witness and the prisoner are foreigners of different languages, and the interpreter is unable to interpret to the prisoner, the reference to the prisoner shall be omitted, and an additional interpreter sworn to interpret the English interpretation of the first interpreter to the prisoner.