407. False attestation or certificate by public officer
A person who, being bound or authorised as a public officer to attest or certify, by writing or otherwise, any document or matter, or that an event has or has not happened, who certifies such document or matter which he or she knows is false in any material particular, or attests or certifies that such event has or has not happened, without knowing or having reason to believe that the event did or did not in fact happen or has not happened, according to his or her attestation or certificate, is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 2 years.