Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)SchedulesFirst Schedule35. False evidence before a military court |
Any person who at a military court wilfully gives false evidence, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding the maximum period of imprisonment which could in terms of this Code be imposed in respect of any offence which formed the subject of the charge in connection with which such evidence was given.
[Section 35 amended by section 43(b) of Act No. 16 of 1999]