Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021

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Proof of certain proceedings on which perjury is assigned

10. On a prosecution—

(a) for perjury alleged to have been committed on the trial of an indictment, or

(b) for subornation of perjury in respect of perjury alleged to have been committed on any such trial,

the fact of the former trial shall be sufficiently proved by the production of a certificate containing the substance and effect (omitting the formal parts) of the indictment and trial purporting to be signed by the registrar of the court concerned, or other person having the custody of the records of the court where the indictment was tried, or by the deputy of that registrar or such other person, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate.