The Perjury Act 1911 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that sets out the offence of perjury. Perjury is the act of giving false evidence under oath in a court of law or in any legal proceeding.
The Perjury Act 1911 provides that any person who, in any judicial proceeding, wilfully makes a false statement under oath, or produces any false document or thing, shall be guilty of perjury. The Act also sets out the punishment for perjury, which is imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
The Act also provides for the offence of subornation of perjury, which is the act of inducing another person to commit perjury. Anyone who is found guilty of subornation of perjury can also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
The Perjury Act 1911 is an important piece of legislation that helps to ensure the integrity of the legal system by deterring people from giving false evidence or inducing others to do so. It is still in force today and continues to be used to prosecute those who commit perjury in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom.
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Perjury Act 1911 was last updated on the 27th March 2025
