Theft + Abstract Electricity

Question 1

Define S1 Theft Act 1968

Answer 1

A person is guilty of theft if they
dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another
with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.

Question 2

What are the Theft Points to prove?

Answer 2

Actus Rea - Appropriates property belonging to another

Mens Rea - Dishonestly + Intention to permanently deprive

Question 3

What type of offence is Theft?

Answer 3

Triable either way
Summary - 6 months + fine
Indictment - 7 years

Question 4

What is Real property?

Answer 4

Buildings, fittings, fixtures, fences

Question 5

What is Personal property?

Answer 5

Property not fixed - bag, phone.

Question 6

What is intangible property?

Answer 6

Things in action, unable to be touched. Trademarks, window cleaning rounds.

Question 7

What does property NOT include?

Answer 7

Wild creatures
Fruit Flowers Foliage
Wild Mushrooms

Question 8

Property belongs to the person who has what?

Answer 8

Proprietary Interest
Possession
Control

Question 9

Define S13 Theft Act 1968

Answer 9

A person is guilty of abstracting electricity when he or she
dishonestly uses it
without due authority
or dishonestly causes it to be diverted or wasted