# Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 89: False written statements tendered in evidence.

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(1) If any person in a written statement tendered in evidence in criminal proceedings by virtue of section ... 9 of this Act ... wilfully makes a statement material in those proceedings which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(2) The Perjury Act 1911 shall have effect as if this section were contained in that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/80/section/89 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1967/section-89
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