Perjury Act 1911
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and simplify the Law relating to Perjury and kindred offences. |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo 5 c 6 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 June 1911 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1912 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Perjury Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo 5 c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates the offence of perjury and a number of similar offences.
This Act has effect as if section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and section 80 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 were contained in this Act.
This section creates the offence of perjury.
This section was inserted by section 8(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975. It provides:
If any person, in giving any testimony (either orally or in writing) otherwise than on oath, where required to do so by an order under section 2 of the Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975, makes a statement -
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
This offence is triable either way. A person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both, or, summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum, or to both.
Section 7(1) is redundant.
This section was repealed for England and Wales on 1 April 1986.
This section was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.
This section was repealed by section 10 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933.
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