# Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, Section 4: The offence of using a copy of a false instrument.


It is an offence for a person to use a copy of an instrument which is, and which he knows or believes to be, a false instrument, with the intention of inducing somebody to accept it as a copy of a genuine instrument, and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to his own or any other person’s prejudice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/45/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forgery-and-counterfeiting-act-1981/section-4
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