Theft Act 1968 Flashcards

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What is Section 1 Theft Act 1968 and definition?

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Theft

A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving another of it

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What is Section 12 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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TWOC

A person is guilty of an offence if-
without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, he takes any conveyance for his own or another’s use OR
knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority, drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it.

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What is Section 10 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Aggravated Burglary

A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time he has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence or any explosive

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What is Section 8 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Robbery

a person is guilty of robbery if he steals and immediately before doing so or at the time of doing so and in order to do so, uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.

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what is Section 25 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Going equipped to steal

A person is guilty of an offence if when not at his place of abode, he has with him any article for use in the course of or in connection with any burglary or theft

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What is section 9 1 (a) Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Burglary

a person is guilty of burglary if he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to:
steal anything in the building or part of a building
inflict on any person there in any GBH
do unlawful damage to the building or anything therein

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What is section 9 1 (b) Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Burglary

A person is guilty of burglary if having entered the building or part of a building as a trespasser he:
steals or attempts to steal anything or
inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person GBH

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What is Section 13 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Abstracting Electricity

A person who dishonestly uses electricity without due authority or dishonestly causes it to be wasted or diverted is guilty of an offence

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What is Section 22 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Handling stolen goods

A person handles stolen good if, otherwise than in the course of stealing, knowing or believing them to be stolen goods he dishonestly receives the goods.
OR dishonestly undertakes or assists in their retention, removal, disposal or realisation by or for the benefit of another person.
Or if he arranges to do so.

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What is Section 3 Theft act 1968 and the definition?

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Making off without payment

A person who, knowing that payment on the spot for any goods supplied or service done is required or expected of them, dishonestly makes off without payment as required or expected and with intent to avoid payment of the amount is guilty of this offence.

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What is a defence to Theft?

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If they have made an effort to find the owner

If they are rightfully owed it

If they have an honest held belief they would have been lent it

If the average person says it is seen to be dishonest then it is dishonest.

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