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Article 38 Offences to which this Part applies

Northern Ireland

(1)

This Part applies to two groups of offences—

(a)

any offence mentioned in paragraph (2) (a “Group A offence”); and

(b)

any offence mentioned in paragraph (3) (a “Group B offence”).

(2)

The Group A offences are—

(a)

an offence under any of the following provisions of the 1969 c. 16 (N.I.). Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

  • section 1 (theft);

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  • section 17 (false accounting);

  • section 18 (false statements by company directors, etc.);

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  • section 20 (blackmail);

  • section 21 (handling stolen goods);

  • F2section 23A (dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit);

(b)

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F4(bb)

an offence under any of the following provisions of the Fraud Act 2006—

(i)

section 1 (fraud);

(ii)

section 6 (possession etc. of articles for use in frauds);

(iii)

section 7 (making or supplying articles for use in frauds);

(iv)

section 9 (participating in fraudulent business carried on by sole trader etc.);

(v)

section 11 (obtaining services dishonestly).

(c)

an offence under any of the following provisions of the 1981 c. 45. Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981—

  • section 1 (forgery);

  • section 2 (copying a false instrument);

  • section 3 (using a false instrument);

  • section 4 (using a copy of a false instrument);

  • section 5 (offences which relate to money orders, share certificates, passports, etc.);

  • F5section 14 (offences of counterfeiting notes and coins);

  • section 15 (offences of passing etc counterfeit notes and coins);

  • section 16 (offences involving the custody or control of counterfeit notes and coins);

  • section 17 (offences involving or making or custody or control of counterfeiting materials and implements);

  • section 20 (prohibition of importation of counterfeit notes and coins);

  • section 21 (prohibition of exportation of counterfeit notes and coins);.

F6(ca)

an offence under any of sections 4 to 6 of the Identity Documents Act 2010;

(d)

the common law offence of cheating in relation to the public revenue.

(3)

The Group B offences are—

(a)

conspiracy to commit a Group A offence;

(b)

conspiracy to defraud;

(c)

attempting to commit a Group A offence;

C1(d)

incitement to commit a Group A offence.

(4)

The Secretary of State may by order amend paragraph (2) or (3) by adding or removing any offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 38(2)(a): entries repealed (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1)(3), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F2

1997 NI 3

F3

Art. 38(2)(b) repealed (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1)(3), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F4

Art. 38(2)(bb) inserted (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(3); S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F5

SR 2000/226

F6

Art. 38(2)(ca) substituted (21.1.2011) by Identity Documents Act 2010 (c. 40), ss. 12, 14(2), Sch. para. 9

Modifications

C1

Art. 38(3)(d) modified (1.10.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 63(1), 94(1), Sch. 6 para. 33(a) (with Sch. 13 para. 5); S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a)