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Section 24 — “Dishonestly”

As in force on 3 January 2023.

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24.“Dishonestly”

A person (A) is said to do an act dishonestly if —

(a)A does that act with the intention of causing wrongful gain to A or another person, or wrongful loss to another person, regardless of whether such gain or loss is temporary or permanent; or

(b)that act done by A is dishonest by the ordinary standards of reasonable and honest persons and A knows that that act is dishonest by such standards.