# Civil Defence Act 1939 (Repealed), Section 77: Penalty for false statements.

Extent: E+W+S

Any person who in any report made by him under this Act . . . makes any statement which he knows to be false shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/31/section/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-defence-act-1939-repealed/section-77
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