# Evidence Act 1851, Section 15: Certifying a false document a misdemeanor.


If any officer authorized or required by this Act to furnish any certified copies or extracts shall wilfully certify any document as being a true copy or extract, knowing that the same is not a true copy or extract, as the case may be, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/14-15/99/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-act-1851/section-15
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