Using false evidence is criminalised: corruptly presenting or attempting to present known fabricated proof attracts penalties equivalent to fabrication. The provision criminalises corruptly using or attempting to use as true any evidence which the actor knows to be false or fabricated, and prescribes the same punishment as for giving or fabricating false evidence, requiring a corrupt mental state and knowledge of falsity.
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Using false evidence is criminalised: corruptly presenting or attempting to present known fabricated proof attracts penalties equivalent to fabrication.
The provision criminalises corruptly using or attempting to use as true any evidence which the actor knows to be false or fabricated, and prescribes the same punishment as for giving or fabricating false evidence, requiring a corrupt mental state and knowledge of falsity.
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