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Amendment of section 80 of Principal Act
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33. Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), by deleting “, with intent to deceive,”,
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(b) in subsection (2),
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(i) by deleting “, with intent that any person be deceived,”, and
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(ii) by deleting “with intent to deceive”,
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and
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(c) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (5):
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“(6) It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1)(a) or (2) for the person charged with the offence to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.
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(7) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section, the court shall, unless it is satisfied that there are special and substantial reasons for not doing so, order the person to pay to the prosecution the costs and expenses, measured by the court, incurred by the prosecution in relation to the prosecution of the offence.”
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