Rule 17.6 False statements
(1)
Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against a person who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.
(2)
Proceedings under this rule may be brought only—
(a)
by the Attorney General; or
(b)
with the permission of the court.
F1(3)
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Rule 17.6(3) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 63 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2