Theft, Burglary & Robbery Flashcards
What year was the theft act published?
1968
Define theft (S1, Theft act 1968)
‘A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.’
Define burglary (S9, Theft act 1968)
‘(1)A person is guilty of burglary if—
(a) he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser and with intent to commit any such offence as is mentioned in subsection (2) below; or
(b) having entered any building or part of a building as a trespasser he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building or that part of it or inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person therein any grievous bodily harm.’
Define robbery (S8, Theft act 1968)
‘A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.’
What is Abstracting electricity and what section is it covered by?
Section 13, theft act 1968
A person who: • Dishonestly uses • Without due authority Or • Dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted Any electricity
What is bilking and what section is it covered by?
Section 3, theft act 1978
Making off without payment
“Bilking” (“to defraud, cheat or swindle”)
What is a ‘building’?
- A structure of considerate size & intended to be permeant or at least to endure for a considerable time
- It need not necessarily be a completed structure
Define Aggravated Burglary (S 10, theft act 1968)
‘(1) A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence, or any explosive; and for this purpose—’
‘Has with them’= ‘constructive possession’ any W I F E
- Weapon of offence
- Imitation firearm
- Firearm
- Explosive
