# Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 5: False written statements tendered in evidence in courts-martial


(1) Any person who in a written statement tendered in evidence in proceedings before a court-martial by virtue of section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 1967 c.80 as extended by section 12 of that Act or by section 99A of the Army Act 1955 1955 c.18 (3&4 Eliz.2) or section 99A of the Air Force Act 1955 1955 c.19 (3&4 Eliz.2) wilfully makes a statement material in those proceedings which he knows to be false, or does not believe to be true, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both.
(3) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to Article 3, and applies whether the written statement is made in Northern Ireland or elsewhere.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1714/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/perjury-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-5
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