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Theft Act 1968 (1968 c 60)

The Theft Act 1968 redefines theft, providing a modern statutory framework for offences previously under common law. It introduces the necessity of dishonest appropriation with intent to permanently deprive the owner. Key developments include the creation of new offences such as burglary, robbery, and aggravated vehicle-taking. The Act aims to clarify and consolidate laws related to property crimes, addressing shortcomings in prior statutes and improving legal consistency. This legislation enables more effective prosecution and sets clear guidelines for judicial interpretation of theft-related offences.

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Theft Act 1968 (1968 c 60)

The Theft Act 1968 redefines theft, providing a modern statutory framework for offences previously under common law. It introduces the necessity of dishonest appropriation with intent to permanently deprive the owner. Key developments include the creation of new offences such as burglary, robbery, and aggravated vehicle-taking. The Act aims to clarify and consolidate laws related to property crimes, addressing shortcomings in prior statutes and improving legal consistency. This legislation enables more effective prosecution and sets clear guidelines for judicial interpretation of theft-related offences.

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Theft Act 1968 (1968 c 60)

1 Basic definition of theft

2 "Dishonestly"

3 "Appropriates"

4 "Property"

5 "Belonging to another"

6 "With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it"

7 Theft

8 Robbery

9 Burglary

10 Aggravated burglary

11 Removal of articles from places open to the public

12 Taking motor vehicle or other conveyance without authority

[12A Aggravated vehicle-taking]

13 Abstracting of electricity

14 Extension to thefts from mails outside England and Wales, and robbery etc on such a theft

15 . . .

[15A . . .]

[15B . . .]

16 . . .

17 False accounting

18 Liability of company officers for certain offences by company

19 False statements by company directors, etc

20 Suppression, etc of documents

21 Blackmail

22 Handling stolen goods

23 Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost

24 Scope of offences relating to stolen goods

[24A Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit]

25 Going equipped for stealing, etc

26 Search for stolen goods

27 Evidence and procedure on charge of theft or handling stolen goods

28 . . .

29 . . .

[30 Spouses and civil partners]

31 Effect on civil proceedings and rights

32 Effect on existing law and construction of references to offences

33 Miscellaneous and consequential amendments, and repeal

34 Interpretation

35 Commencement and transitional provisions

36 Short title, and general provisions as to Scotland and Northern Ireland

SCHEDULE 1 Offences of Taking, etc, Deer or Fish

SCHEDULE 2 Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 3 Repeals

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Related glossary definitions

Appropriates

Under the Theft Act 1968 s 3 any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation for the purpose of the offence of thef

Belonging to another

The Theft Act 1968 TA 1968 s 5 and the Criminal Damage Act 1971 s 10 provide that property shall be regarded as belonging to any person havi

Burglary

A person is guilty of burglary if he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to commit a specified offence or having m

Crimes against property

The Theft Act 1968 s 4 defines property to include money and all other property real or personal including things in action and other intangible

Deception

For the purposes of the offence of obtaining property by deception under the Theft Act 1968 s 15 deception means any deception whether delibera

Pecuniary advantage

The offence of obtaining a pecuniary advantage contrary to the Theft Act 1968 TA 1968 s 16 was repealed by the Fraud Act 2006 but without affe

Theft

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

Valuable security

Section 20 3 of the Theft Act 1968 defines valuable security as any document creating transferring surrendering or releasing any right to in or

Wrongful credit

Section 24A 2A of the Theft Act 1968 provides that a credit to an account is wrongful to the extent that it derives from theft blackmail fraud con

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