# Larceny Act 1916, Section 12: Larceny of postal packets, &c


Every person who—
(1) steals a mail bag ; or
(2) steals from a mail bag, post office, officer of the Post Office, or mail, any postal packet in course of transmission by post; or
(3) steals any chattel, money or valuable security out of a postal packet in course of transmission by post; or
(4) stops a mail with intent to rob the mail;
shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof liable to penal servitude for life.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1916/50/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/larceny-act-1916/section-12
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