'National penalties - offences against the administration of justice' in document 'Solomon Islands - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART XI
PERJURY AND FALSE STATEMENTS AND DECLARATIONS

False statements on oath made otherwise than in a judicial proceeding

PART XI
PERJURY AND FALSE STATEMENTS AND DECLARATIONS

Fabricating evidence
110. Any person who, with intent to mislead any tribunal in any judicial proceeding
(a) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or subornation of perjury; or
(b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years.

PART XII

OTHER OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Corruptly taking a reward
120. Any person who corruptly takes any money or reward directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of helping any person to recover any property which has, under circumstances which amount to felony or misdemeanour, been stolen or obtained in any way whatsoever, or received, shall (unless he has used all due diligence to cause the offender to be brought to trial for the same) be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years.

PART XII

OTHER OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Offences relating to judicial proceedings
8 of 1965, Sched
121.-
shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to imprisonment for three months. 11 of 1986, s. 2
(2) When an offence against paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (l) of subsection (1) of this section is committed in view of the court, the court may cause the offender to be detained in custody, and at any time before the rising of the court on the same day may take cognisance of the offence and sentence the offender to a fine of one hundred dollars or in default of payment to imprisonment for one month.