Article 60: Inauguration of Members of Parliament
Upon accepting office members of the Houses shall swear an oath or make an affirmation and promise before the House in the manner prescribed by Act of Parliament that they have not done anything which may legally debar them from holding office, and shall also swear or promise allegiance to the Constitution and that they will faithfully discharge their duties.
Explanation
Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect.
The Constitution does not contain a literal text for the oath or promise that new Members of Parliament must take. Just as with the oath taken by ministers pursuant to Article 49, the Constitution contains only the substantive content of the oath.
The content of the oath or promise is laid down in the Act on the Swearing-in of Ministers and Members of the States General.
Under Article 10 of the Use of Frisian Act (Wet gebruik Friese taal), the words of the oath or promise may also be spoken in Frisian.