1. (1) In this Act—

“Act of 2020” means the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020;

F1["Act of 2026" means the Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026;]

“affidavit”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to declare instead of swearing, includes declaration;

“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005;

“judicial or other proceeding” means a proceeding before any—

(a) court,

(b) tribunal, including a tribunal of inquiry or a commission of investigation, or

(c) person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath;

“oath”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, includes affirmation or declaration;

“perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 2(1);

F1["section 77 statement of truth" has the same meaning as it has in section 77 of the Act of 2026;]

“statutory declaration” means a declaration made under the Statutory Declarations Act 1938;

“subornation of perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 3(1);

“swear”, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, includes affirm and declare.

(2) F2[Section 21(3) of the Act of 2020 and section 77 (3) of the Act of 2026] shall not apply in respect of any reference in this Act to an affidavit or a statutory declaration.