THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Perjury and Administration of Justice Act 2026

2026 c. 21

An Act to consolidate and simplify the law relating to perjury, false swearing, and fabricating false evidence before courts of justice.

[4 October 2026]

Comes into force on the day it is enacted.

Text as enacted

Part IPerjury

1 Perjury in Judicial Proceedings

(1)If any person lawfully sworn as a witness or interpreter in a judicial proceeding wilfully makes a statement material in that proceeding which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be guilty of perjury.

(2)A person convicted of perjury on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both.

2 False Statements on Oath Otherwise than in Proceedings

If any person, being required or authorised by law to make any statement on oath for any purpose, wilfully makes a false statement, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

Part IIGeneral

3 Citation

This Act may be cited as the Perjury and Administration of Justice Act.