11False affidavit

11 False affidavit

(1)  An affidavit taken by an appointed person is taken to have been made in a judicial proceeding.

(2)  In any prosecution for perjury in respect of an affidavit –

(a) it is not necessary to prove that –

(i) any judicial or other proceeding was actually pending before or in a judicial authority; or

(ii) the certificate referred to in section 10 was actually given; and

(b) any evidence to the contrary is not admissible.