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Meaning of “prejudice” and “induce”.
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31.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), for the purposes of this Part, an act or omission intended to be induced shall be to a person's prejudice if, and only if, it is one which, if it occurs—
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(a) will result, as respects that person—
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(i) in temporary or permanent loss of property,
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(ii) in deprivation of an opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration, or
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(iii) in deprivation of an opportunity to gain a financial advantage otherwise than by way of remuneration,
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or
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(b) will result in another person being given an opportunity—
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(i) to earn remuneration or greater remuneration from him or her, or
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(ii) to gain a financial advantage from him or her otherwise than by way of remuneration,
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or
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(c) will be the result of his or her having accepted any false instrument as genuine, or any copy of it as a copy of a genuine instrument, in connection with his or her performance of any duty.
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(2) An act which a person has an enforceable duty to do and an omission to do an act which a person is not entitled to do shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Part.
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(3) In this Part references to inducing a person to accept a false instrument as genuine, or a copy of a false instrument as a copy of a genuine one, include references to inducing a machine to respond to the instrument or copy as if it were a genuine instrument or copy of a genuine one.
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(4) Where subsection (3) applies, the act or omission intended to be induced by the machine responding to the instrument or copy shall be treated as an act or omission to a person's prejudice.
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