Person signing return of service falsely or without authority

If any person– (a) being a person authorised by law to serve process, wilfully makes any false statement in any return or indorsation of service or in any way acts fraudulently with respect to the service of any process; or 41 (b) not being a person authorised by law to serve process, signs himself on any return or indorsation of service as a person authorised to serve process, is guilty of a misdemeanour and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.