Perjury

Question 0

What is judicial proceedings for perjury?

Answer 0

Any court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine on oath

Question 1

What is perjury?

Answer 1

Any person sworn as a witness or an interpreter in any judicial proceedings who WILFULLY makes a statement which he KNOWS TO BE FALSE OR DOES NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE.

Question 2

What if statement is not make direct in front of judicial proceeding?

Answer 2

Still perjury if made to person authorised to record it and place it in front of such proceedings ie soe made to police officer

Question 3

Where geographically does it extend

Answer 3

A statement made by a person lawfully sworn in NI for purpose of hearing

a) in any other part of her majesty’s dominions
b) in a British tribunal lawfully constituted in any place by sea or land outside her majesty’s dominions
c) in a tribunal of any foreign state

Shall be treated as making a statement in a judicial proceeding in NI

Question 4

Does the statement have to be material to the case?

Answer 4

Yes. It must be “material in that proceeding”

Question 5

Do you need corroboration for perjury?

Answer 5

Yes. In order to prove statement was false- not to prove statement was made