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PERJURY.

8. Every person who-

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(1) procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered on any register or roll kept under or in pursuance of any enactment for the time being in force of persons qualified by law to practise any vocation or calling; or

(2) procures or attempts to procure a certificate of the registration of any person on any such register or roll as aforesaid,

by wilfully making or producing or causing to be made or produced either verbally or in writing any declaration, certificate or representation which he knows to be false or fraudulent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on conviction thereof on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months and to a fine.

False declarations, etc., to obtain registration, etc., for carrying on a vocation. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 6.

9.-(1) Every person who aids, abets, counsels, procures or suborns another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, tried and punished as if he were a principal offender.

(2) Every person who incites or attempts to procure or suborn another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

etc.

1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 7.

ments on oath.

[cf. No. 2 of 1889, ss. 42 to 47.]

10. Where two or more contradictory statements of fact or alleged fact, material to the issue or matter in question, have been wilfully made on oath by one and the same witness in any judicial proceeding or proceedings, whether before the same court or tribunal or person or not, and whether the respective truth or falsehood of the said statements can be ascertained or not, an indictment may be preferred against him charging him with having wilfully made the said contradictory statements, and on conviction thereof, either in whole or in part, such witness shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine.

11. Every person who wilfully uses for any purpose any affidavit which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, wherever such affidavit may have been sworn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine.

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PERJURY. 8. Every person who- No. 21 of 1922. 1585 (1) procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered on any register or roll kept under or in pursuance of any enactment for the time being in force of persons qualified by law to practise any vocation or calling; or (2) procures or attempts to procure a certificate of the registration of any person on any such register or roll as aforesaid, by wilfully making or producing or causing to be made or produced either verbally or in writing any declaration, certificate or representation which he knows to be false or fraudulent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on conviction thereof on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months and to a fine. False declarations, etc., to obtain registration, etc., for carrying on a vocation. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 6. 9.-(1) Every person who aids, abets, counsels, procures or suborns another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, tried and punished as if he were a principal offender. (2) Every person who incites or attempts to procure or suborn another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. etc. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 7. ments on oath. [cf. No. 2 of 1889, ss. 42 to 47.] 10. Where two or more contradictory statements of fact or alleged fact, material to the issue or matter in question, have been wilfully made on oath by one and the same witness in any judicial proceeding or proceedings, whether before the same court or tribunal or person or not, and whether the respective truth or falsehood of the said statements can be ascertained or not, an indictment may be preferred against him charging him with having wilfully made the said contradictory statements, and on conviction thereof, either in whole or in part, such witness shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine. 11. Every person who wilfully uses for any purpose any affidavit which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, wherever such affidavit may have been sworn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine.
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PERJURY. 8. Every person who- No. 21 of 1922. 1585 (1) procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered on any register or roll kept under or in pursuance of any enact- ment for the time being in force of persons qualified by law to practise any vocation or calling; or (2) procures or attempts to procure a certificate of the registration of any person on any such register or roll as aforesaid, by wilfully making or producing or causing to be made or produced either verbally or in writing any declaration, certificate or representation which he knows to be false or fraudulent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on conviction thereof on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceed- ing twelve months and to a fine. False declarations, etc., to obtain regis. tration, etc., for carrying on a vocation. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 6. 9.-(1) Every person who aids, abets, counsels, procures Aiders, or suborns another person to commit an offence against this abettors, suborners, Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, tried and punished as if he were a principal offender. (2) Every person who incites or attempts to procure or suborn another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. etc. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 7. ments on oath. [cf. No. 2 of 1889, ss. 42 to 47.] 10. Where two or more contradictory statements of fact or Contradict- alleged fact, material to the issue or matter in question, have ory state- been wilfully made on oath by one and the same witness in any judicial proceeding or proceedings, whether before the same court or tribunal or person or not, and whether the respective truth or falsehood of the said statements can be ascertained or not, an indictment may be preferred against him charging him with having wilfully made the said contradictory statements, and on conviction thereof, either in whole or in part, such witness shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine. 11. Every person who wilfully uses for any purpose any Using false affidavit which he knows to be false or does not believe to be affidavits. true, wherever such affidavit may have been sworn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine. 1
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PERJURY.

8. Every person who-

No. 21 of 1922.

1585

(1) procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered on any register or roll kept under or in pursuance of any enact- ment for the time being in force of persons qualified by law to practise any vocation or calling; or

(2) procures or attempts to procure a certificate of the registration of any person on any such register or roll as aforesaid,

by wilfully making or producing or causing to be made or produced either verbally or in writing any declaration, certificate or representation which he knows to be false or fraudulent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on conviction thereof on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceed- ing twelve months and to a fine.

False declarations,

etc., to obtain regis. tration, etc., for carrying

on a vocation. 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 6.

9.-(1) Every person who aids, abets, counsels, procures Aiders, or suborns another person to commit an offence against this

abettors, suborners, Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, tried and punished as if he were a principal offender.

(2) Every person who incites or attempts to procure or suborn another person to commit an offence against this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

etc.

1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 6, s. 7.

ments on

oath.

[cf. No. 2 of 1889, ss. 42 to 47.]

10. Where two or more contradictory statements of fact or Contradict- alleged fact, material to the issue or matter in question, have ory state- been wilfully made on oath by one and the same witness in any judicial proceeding or proceedings, whether before the same court or tribunal or person or not, and whether the respective truth or falsehood of the said statements can be ascertained or not, an indictment may be preferred against him charging him with having wilfully made the said contradictory statements, and on conviction thereof, either in whole or in part, such witness shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine.

11. Every person who wilfully uses for any purpose any Using false affidavit which he knows to be false or does not believe to be affidavits. true, wherever such affidavit may have been sworn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years and to a fine.

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