Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021
Definitions and Application | ||
1. (1) In this Act— | ||
“Act of 2020” means the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 ; | ||
“affidavit”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to declare instead of swearing, includes declaration; | ||
“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005 ; | ||
“judicial or other proceeding” means a proceeding before any— | ||
(a) court, | ||
(b) tribunal, including a tribunal of inquiry or a commission of investigation, or | ||
(c) person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath; | ||
“oath”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, includes affirmation or declaration; | ||
“perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 2 (1); | ||
“statutory declaration” means a declaration made under the Statutory Declarations Act 1938 ; | ||
“subornation of perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 3 (1); | ||
“swear”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, includes affirm and declare. | ||
(2) Section 21(3) of the Act of 2020 shall not apply in respect of any reference in this Act to an affidavit or a statutory declaration. |