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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.
Section 34(1) of the Theft Act 1968 confirms that the definition given in section 4(1) applies, so property is: money and all property, real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property. But the limitations on what can be stolen in sections 4(2) to 4(4) do not apply to section 15.
Lawrence v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (otherwise known as R v Lawrence) [1972] AC 262 is an English criminal law case establishing that the appropriation of property — under the meaning of the Theft Act 1968 — can be consented to.
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).
Section 15(4) of the Theft Act 1968 read: . For the purposes of this section "deception" means any deception (whether deliberate or reckless) by words or conduct as to fact or as to law, including a deception as to the present intentions of the person using the deception or any other person.
Lord Steyn noted that the case law interprets section 3(1) of the Theft Act 1968 by treating "appropriation" as a neutral word comprehending "any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner". In other words, it is immaterial whether the act was done with the owner's consent or authority. Lord Steyn then turned to the appellant's arguments.
Home or land theft can technically happen with any property, but it's more common with vacant real estate. Vacation houses , inherited properties, and homes people have moved out of to move into ...
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 ...