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Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
The Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It makes criminal law provisions for Northern Ireland similar to those made in England and Wales by the Theft Act 1968. Section 1 - Theft This section creates the offence of theft. Section 8 - Robbery This section creates the offence of robbery. Section 9 - Burglary This section creates the offence of burglary. Section 10 - Aggravated burglary This section creates the offence of aggravated burglary. Section 11 - Removal of articles from places open to the public This section creates the offence of removing article from place open to the public. Section 13 - Abstracting of electricity This section creates the offence of abstracting electricity. Section 15 - Obtaining property by deception This section is repealed. It created the offence of obtaining property by deception. Section 15A - Obtaining a money transfer by deception This section is repealed. It created the offence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Title
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. The long title (properly, the title in some jurisdictions) is the formal title appearing at the head of a statute (such as an act of Parliament or of Congress) or other legislative instrument. The long title is intended to provide a summarised description of the purpose or scope of the instrument. Like other descriptive components of an act (such as the preamble, section headings, side notes, and short title), the long title seldom affects the operative provisions of an act, except where the operative provisions are unclear or ambiguous and the long title provides a clear statement of the legislature's intention. The short title is the formal name by which legislation may by law be cited. It contrasts with the long title which, while usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Removing Article From Place Open To The Public
Removing article from place open to the public is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. England and Wales This offence is created by section 11(1) of the Theft Act 1968. Sections 11(1) to (3) of that Act read: The following cases are relevant: *R v Durkin 9731 QB 786, 57 Cr App R 637, 9732 All ER 872, 973Crim LR 372, CA *R v Barr 978Crim LR 244 Section 11(3) Edward Griew said that section 11(3) corresponds to sections 2(1)(a) and (b) (as to which, see dishonesty). Visiting forces This offence is an offence against property for the purposes of section 3 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952. Mode of trial and sentence This offence is triable either way. A person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum, or to both. "The Goya clause" The clause of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theft Act
Theft Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom which relates to theft and other offences against property. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Theft Bill during its passage through Parliament. Theft Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation on that subject. See also Larceny Act. List United Kingdom England and Wales :The Theft Act 1730 (4 Geo.2 c.32) (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1963) :The Theft Act 1968 :The Theft Act 1978 :The Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 Scotland :The Theft Act 1607 Northern Ireland :The Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 :The Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 :The Theft (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 See also :List of short titles This is a list of stock short titles that are used for legislation in one or more of the countries where short titles are used. It is also a list of articles that li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handling Stolen Goods
Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods. In many jurisdictions, if an individual has accepted possession of goods (or property) and knew they were stolen, then the individual may be charged with a crime, depending on the value of the stolen goods, and the goods are returned to the original owner. If the individual did not know the goods were stolen, then the goods are returned to the owner and the individual is not prosecuted. However, it can be difficult to prove or disprove a suspect's knowledge that the goods were stolen. Nature of offence by country Canada The Criminal Code specifies three offences: :* Possession of property obtained by crime (s. 354) :* Trafficking in property obtained by crime (ss. 355.2)''Criminal Code'', ss. 35 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmail
Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to family members or associates rather than to the general public. These acts can also involve using threats of physical, mental or emotional harm, or of criminal prosecution, against the victim or someone close to the victim. It is normally carried out for personal gain, most commonly of position, money, or property. Blackmail may also be considered a form of extortion. Although the two are generally synonymous, extortion is the taking of personal property by threat of future harm. Blackmail is the use of threat to prevent another from engaging in a lawful occupation and writing libelous letters or letters that provoke a breach of the peace, as well as use of intimidation for purposes of collecting an unpaid debt. In many jurisdictions, bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Accounting
False accounting is a legal term for a type of fraud, considered a statutory offence in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. England and Wales This offence is created by section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 which provides: Section 17 replaces sections 82 and 83 of the Larceny Act 1861 and the Falsification of Accounts Act 1875. The words "dishonestly with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another" are substituted in section 17 for the words "intent to defraud" in the former provisions. ;"Dishonestly" See Dishonesty. "Gain" and "loss" "Gain" and "loss" are defined bsection 34(2)(a)of the Theft Act 1968. ;Mode of trial and sentence This offence is triable either way. A person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obtaining Pecuniary Advantage By Deception
Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It was replaced with the more general offence of fraud by the Fraud Act 2006. The offence still subsists in certain other common law jurisdictions which have copied the English criminal model. England and Wales Statute The offence was created by section 16 of the Theft Act 1968. At the time of its repeal it read: This offence replaced the offence of obtaining credit by fraud, contrary to section 13(1) of the Debtors Act 1869. The elements of the actus reus are similar to the offence of obtaining property by deception: *There must be a deception. This has the same meaning as for section 15 (according to section 16(3) of the Theft Act 1968). See Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception). *There must be causation, as to which, see Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception. *There must be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obtaining A Money Transfer By Deception
Obtaining a money transfer by deception was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. England and Wales This offence was created by section 15A of the Theft Act 1968. Section 15B made supplementary provision. Both of those sections were inserted by section 1(1) of the Theft (Amendment) Act 1996. Section 15A was repealed on 15 January 2007 by sections 14(1) and (3) and 15(1) of, and paragraph 1(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the Fraud Act 2006, subject to transitional provisions and savings in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act. Section 15B was repealed on the same date by sections 14(1) and (3) and 15(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the Fraud Act 2006. The purpose of this offence was to fill the lacuna in the law identified by the decision in ''R v Preddy and Slade, R v Dhillon''. It implemented recommendations of the Law Commission. Northern Ireland This offence was created by section 15A of the Theft Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obtaining Property By Deception
Obtaining property by deception was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. England and Wales This offence was created by section 15 of the Theft Act 1968. Sections 15(1) and (2) of that Act read: This offence replaced the offence of obtaining by false pretences, contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916. Section 15 was repealed on 15 January 2007 by Schedule 3 to the Fraud Act 2006. Liability for offences by corporations Section 18 of the Theft Act 1968 applied in relation to section 15. Going equipped for cheat In section 25 of the Theft Act 1968, the word "cheat" meant an offence under section 15. By any deception The deception must be the operative cause of the obtaining of property, and this is a question of fact for the jury to decide, requiring proof that the victim would not have acted in the same way had they known the truth. In ''R v Laverty'' although the defendant put new number plates and a new chassis number on a car, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abstracting Electricity
Abstracting electricity is a statutory offence of dishonestly using, wasting, or diverting electricity, covered by different legislation in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The law applies, for instance, in cases of bypassing an electricity meter, reconnecting a disconnected meter, or unlawfully obtaining a free telephone call. In ''Low v Blease'' 975Crim LR 513 it was held that electricity could not be ''stolen'' as it is not property within the meaning of section 4 of the Theft Act 1968. In one reported case in 2015 a man was arrested for abstracting electricity (to the value of £0.00052) by charging his mobile telephone on a train, but was ultimately not charged. Before the Computer Misuse Act 1990 those who misused computers ("hackers") were charged with abstracting electricity, as no other law applied. England and Wales This offence is created by section 13 of the Theft Act 1968: This section replaces section 10 of the Larceny Act 1916. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggravated Burglary
Burglary is a statutory offence in England and Wales. In the three years to 2018 burglary reports in England and Wales rose by 6% while criminal charges for burglary fell by 33%. The number of police officers available to investigate burglary and other crimes also fell during that time. Statute The offence of burglary is now defined by section 9 of the Theft Act 1968 which now reads: Burglary with intent to rape Section 9(2) originally referred to the offence of raping any woman in the building or part of the building in question. The words "raping any person" were substituted for the words "raping any woman" on 3 November 1994. This was consequential on the changes to the definition of rape made by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. The words "or raping any person" were in turn repealed on 1 May 2004. The offence of burglary with intent to rape is replaced by the offence of trespassing with intent to commit a sexual offence, contrary to section 63 of the Sexual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acts Of Parliament In The United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom an act of Parliament is primary legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. An act of Parliament can be enforced in all four of the UK constituent countries ( England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland); however as a result of devolution the majority of acts that are now passed by Parliament apply either to England and Wales only, or England only; whilst generally acts only relating to constitutional and reserved matters now apply to the whole of the United Kingdom. A draft piece of legislation is called a bill; when this is passed by Parliament and given Royal Assent, it becomes an act and part of statute law. Classification of legislation Acts of Parliament are classified as either "public general acts" or "local and personal acts" (also known as "private acts"). Bills are also classified as "public", "private", or "hybrid". Public general acts Public general acts form the largest category of legislation, in princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
