CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 (c. 48) CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 (c. 48) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(2) Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(3) 21. Section 1(2)(b) (criminal damage, including arson, endangering life). CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 (c. 48)