False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate and simplify the law of Scotland relating to false oaths, declarations, and statements.
Citation23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 20
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent28 June 1933
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and simplify the law of Scotland relating to false oaths, declarations, and statements. |
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| Citation | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 20 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 June 1933 |
| Commencement | 28 June 1933[b] |
| Repealed | 28 March 2011[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 20) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to false oaths, declarations, and statements in Scotland.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 8 of the act repealed 59 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act, so far as they applied to Scotland.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 42 Geo. 3. c. 116 | Land Tax Redemption Act 1802 | Section one hundred and ninety-three |
| 48 Geo. 3. c. 110 | Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1808 | Section forty-nine from "and if any person" to the end of the section |
| 54 Geo. 3. c. 159 | Harbours Act 1814 | Section twenty-five |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 53 | Excise Management Act 1827 | Section thirty-one |
| 9 Geo. 4. c. 29 | Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1828 | Section thirteen from "and if any Quaker making such affirmation" to "perjury are liable" |
| 11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 54 | Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1830 | Section three from "and if any person" to the end of the section |
| 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 53 | Army Prize Money Act 1832 | Section forty-five. Section forty-nine from "or shall knowingly take a false oath" to "other military service" |
| 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 49 | Quakers and Moravians Act 1833 | Section one from "and if any such person" to "notwithstanding" |
| 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 62 | Statutory Declarations Act 1835 | Section five. Section twelve from "and all and every" to the end. Section eighteen from "and if any declaration" to the end. Section twenty-one |
| 1 & 2 Vict. c. 77 | Quakers and Moravians Act 1838 | Section one from "and if any such person" to "are or shall be subject" |
| 1 & 2 Vict. c. 105 | Oaths Act 1838 | In section one, the word "either" and the words "or a witness or a deponent" and from "every such person" to the end |
| 3 & 4 Vict. c. 18 | Tobacco Act 1840 | Section ten from "and if such declaration" to the end of the section |
| 3 & 4 Vict. c. 97 | Railway Regulation Act 1840 | Section four |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 14 | Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 | Section fifty-seven |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 15 | Gas Works Clauses Act 1847 | Section forty-four |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 16 | Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 | Sections thirteen and one hundred and eight |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 17 | Waterworks Clauses Act 1847 | Section eighty-nine |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 27 | Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 | Section ninety-six |
| 11 & 12 Vict. c. 36 | Entail (Scotland) Act 1848 | Section six from "and any person who" to the end of the section |
| 15 & 16 Vict. c. 56 | Pharmacy Act 1852 | Section sixteen from "shall wilfully" to "under this Act or" |
| 15 & 16 Vict. c. 57 | Election Commissioners Act 1852 | Section thirteen |
| 17 & 18 Vict. c. 80 | Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1854 | Section sixty. Section sixty-two, from "or shall wilfully insert" to "any false certificate" and from "or shall certify" to "part thereof" |
| 19 & 20 Vict. c. 113 | Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act 1856 | Section three from "and if upon such oath" to the end of the section |
| 21 & 22 Vict. c. 90 | Medical Act 1858 | Section thirty-nine |
| 22 Vict. c. 20 | Evidence by Commission Act 1859 | Section two |
| 26 & 27 Vict. c. 87 | Trustee Savings Banks Act 1863 | Section forty-nine from "and if upon such oath" to the end of the section |
| 27 & 28 Vict. c. 114 | Improvement of Land Act 1864 | Section five |
| 29 & 30 Vict. c. 62 | Crown Lands Act 1866 | Section twenty-nine |
| 29 & 30 Vict. c. 108 | Railway Companies Securities Act 1866 | In section seventeen the words "on conviction thereof on indictment to fine or imprisonment or" so far as relates to indictable offences under section sixteen |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 24 | Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868 | Section nine |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 45 | Sea Fisheries Act 1868 | Section thirty-two from "and any person who wilfully" to "guilty of perjury" |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 119 | Regulation of Railways Act 1868 | In section eight from "any person who" to "perjury" |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 121 | Pharmacy Act 1868 | Section fourteen from "and any person who shall" to "assisting him therein" |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 36 | Pensions Commutation Act 1871 | In section nine, the words "shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanour and" and "and to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour" |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 78 | Regulation of Railways Act 1871 | In section ten the words "on conviction thereof on indictment to fine and imprisonment or" |
| 35 & 36 Vict. c. 93 | Pawnbrokers Act 1872 | Section twenty-nine from "If any person makes a declaration" to the end |
| 36 & 37 Vict. c. 60 | Extradition Act 1873 | Section five from "Every person who" to "perjury" |
| 38 & 39 Vict. c. 89 | Public Works Loans Act 1875 | Section forty-four from "who when examined" to "false evidence or" |
| 39 & 40 Vict. c. 36 | Customs Consolidation Act 1876 | Section thirty-six from "and any witness" to "penalties thereof" |
| 41 & 42 Vict. c. 33 | Dentists Act 1878 | Section thirty-five |
| 44 & 45 Vict. c. 62 | Veterinary Surgeons Act 1881 | Section eleven |
| 46 & 47 Vict. c. 51 | Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 | In section thirty-three, subsection (7), from "and on conviction" to "perjury" |
| 50 & 51 Vict. c. 28 | Merchandise Marks Act 1887 | In section eight, subsection (3), the words "on conviction on indictment to the penalties of perjury and" |
| 50 & 51 Vict. c. 47 | Trustee Savings Banks Act 1887 | Subsection (5) of section two |
| 51 & 52 Vict. c. 46 | Oaths Act 1888 | Section one from "and if any person" to the end of the section |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 10 | Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 | Section seven |
| 54 & 55 Vict. c. 70 | Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act 1891 | In section three the words "false or" |
| 59 & 60 Vict. c. 25 | Friendly Societies Act 1896 | In section eighty-seven the words "false or" |
| 60 & 61 Vict. c. 38 | Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 | Section ten from "if any person" to "penalties thereof; and" |
| 62 & 63 Vict. c. 23 | Anchors and Chain Cables Act 1899 | In section thirteen the words "or (iii) make any false statement in a certificate of proof" |
| 2 Edw. 7. c. 8 | Cremation Act 1902 | In section eight, subsection (2), the words "declaration or" |
| 6 Edw. 7. c. 40 | Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906 | Subsection (2) of section one |
| 7 Edw. 7. c. 24 | Limited Partnerships Act 1907 | Section twelve |
| 9 Edw. 7. c. 49 | Assurance Companies Act 1909 | In section twenty-four the words "on conviction on indictment to fine and imprisonment or" |
| 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 91 | Midwives (Scotland) Act 1915 | Section nineteen |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 40 | Income Tax Act 1918 | Section two hundred and twenty-eight |
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 10 | Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1923 | Subsection (4) of section sixteen |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 23 | Companies Act 1929 | Section three hundred and sixty-three |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 29 | Government Annuities Act 1929 | Subsection (4) of section thirty-two, subsections (3) and (4) of section sixty-two |
Subsequent developments
The offences that were previously contained in the act were consolidated into the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995.[1]
The whole act was repealed by section 206(1) of, and paragraph 3 of schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), which came into force on 28 March 2011.[3]