107 False statements in declaration proving service, etc.E+W
If, in any solemn declaration, certificate or other writing made or given for the purpose of its being used in pursuance of [F1rules 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 [F2level 3 on the standard scale] or both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 107 substituted (1.9.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(1), 110, Sch. 8 para. 233; S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2(c)(xi) (subject to art. 3)
F2Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46