If you have to make a statement on oath or affirmation, you must tell the truth. You can go to prison for up to 5 years if you make a false statement when you are supposed to be telling the truth. This is because making a false statement in this situation is like committing perjury, which is a serious offence that happens when someone lies under oath in a court case.
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Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who, being required or authorised by law to make any statement on oath or affirmation, thereupon makes a statement that would amount to perjury if made in a judicial proceeding.
