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Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
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38 False or misleading evidence
(1) A person appearing as a witness at an examination before the Chief Examiner must not give evidence that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A person must not produce to the Chief Examiner in accordance with a witness summons a document or other thing that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular without indicating the respect in which it is false or misleading and, if practicable, providing correct information.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).