Section 17

All evidence taken before the Boundary Officer shall be taken down by him in writing, and shall when complete be read over and explained to the witness giving it, and the deposition shall thereupon be signed by the witness, or, in the case of his refusal, by the Boundary Officer.

If any such witness in his examination knowingly and wilfully states any matter or thing which is false, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to punishment under section 193 of the Penal Code [Cap. 224].