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347Using false document
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347 Using false document A person commits an offence if the person uses a false document, knowing that it is false, with the intention of— (a) dishonestly inducing someone else to accept it as genuine; and (b) because the other person accepts it as genuine, dishonestly— (i) obtaining a gain; or (ii) causing a loss; or (iii) influencing the exercise of a public duty.