MALICIOUS DAMAGE ACT 1861 (c. 97) MALICIOUS DAMAGE ACT 1861 (c. 97) 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) 1. Sections 35, 47 and 48 (criminal damage). MALICIOUS DAMAGE ACT 1861 (c. 97)