# High Peak Mining Customs and Mineral Courts Act 1851, Section XIX: False Evidence Perjury.


Every Person who in any Examination upon Oath or solemn Affirmation before the said Steward shall wilfully and corruptly give false Evidence shall be deemed guilty of Perjury, and shall be liable to be indicted and subject to the same Punishments as may be imposed on Persons guilty of Perjury in any of the Superior Courts at the Royal Courts of Justice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/14-15/94/section/XIX (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-peak-mining-customs-and-mineral-courts-act-1851/section-XIX
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