# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Section 107: False statements in declaration proving service, etc.

Extent: E+W

If, in any solemn declaration, certificate or other writing made or given for the purpose of its being used in pursuance of rules of court as evidence of the service of any document or the handwriting or seal of any person, a person makes a statement that he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement that is false in a material particular, he shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/107 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/section-107
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