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The Theft Act 1968 [1] (c. 60) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates a number of offences against property in England and Wales . On 15 January 2007 the Fraud Act 2006 came into force, redefining most of the offences of deception.
In England and Wales, theft is a statutory offence, created by section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968. This offence replaces the former offences of larceny, embezzlement and fraudulent conversion. [48] The marginal note to section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 describes it as a "basic definition" of theft. Sections 1(1) and (2) provide:
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.
This offence is created by section 11(1) of the Theft Act 1968.Sections 11(1) to (3) of that Act read: (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, where the public have access to a building in order to view the building or part of it, or a collection or part of a collection housed in it, any person who without lawful authority removes from the building or its grounds the whole or part of any ...
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act; Long title: An Act to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright protection by amending criminal copyright infringement provisions, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) NET Act: Enacted by: the 105th United States Congress: Effective: December 16, 1997 ...
This offence is created by section 17 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. Visiting forces. This offence is an offence against property for the purposes of section 3 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952. [8] Mode of trial. This offence is an indictable offence which may be tried summarily upon consent of the accused. [9] See hybrid offence ...
The Theft Act 1978 [1] (c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It supplemented the earlier deception offences contained in sections 15 and 16 of the Theft Act 1968 by reforming some aspects of those offences and adding new provisions.
The offence was created by section 16 [3] of the Theft Act 1968.At the time of its repeal it read: (1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.