...and in the opinion of the court such child does not understand the nature of an oath, the evidence may be received "though not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of...

...60 WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE RS of the judge, justice or other presiding officer, as the case may be, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence...evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth. (^) But no case shall he decided upon such evidence alone and such evidence must be corroborated by...

...oath, the evidence of such child may be received though not upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth. And the evidence of such child, though not given on oath or affirmation, but otherwise taken and reduced...

...evidence of that child may be received though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Court, the child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify...evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth . . . Provided that a person shall not be liable to be convicted of the offence unless the testimony...

...not in the opinion of the court or magistrate understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received though not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of...

...other offence involving bodily injury to a child or young person, if, in the opinion of the Court, the child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence, and Tinderstands the duty of spcakinjr the truth ; but the prisoner cannot be convicted unless the evidence...

...of an oath, may be received, though not given upon oath, if the court is satisfied that the child is of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth ; but to justify a conviction such evidence must be corroborated by other material evidence. A witness...

...not upon oath, if it does not in the opinion of the court understand the nature of an oath, but is of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth. If the child gives false evidence it may be punished on summary conviction with the punishment prescribed...

...given upon c>ath. if. in the opinion of the court, the child is possessed of sufficient intelligente to justify the reception of the evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth; and the evidente of the child, though not given on oath, but otherwise taken and reduced irito writing...

...evidence of that child may be received, though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the court, the child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth ; and the evidence of the child, though not given on oath, but otherwise taken and reduced into writing,...