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Theft Act 1968 in Scotland

1968 c. 60 · Enacted 26 July 1968 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Contents

  1. 1Basic definition of theft.
  2. 2“Dishonestly”
  3. 3“Appropriates”.
  4. 5“Belonging to another”.
  5. 6“With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it”.
  6. 8Robbery.
  7. 10Aggravated burglary.
  8. 11Removal of articles from places open to the public.
  9. 13Abstracting of electricity.
  10. 17False accounting.
  11. 19False statements by company directors, etc.
  12. 21Blackmail.
  13. 22Handling stolen goods.
  14. 23Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.
  15. 26Search for stolen goods.
  16. 29Jurisdiction of quarter sessions, and summary trial.
  17. General and consequential provisions
  18. 36Short title, and general provisions as to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  19. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  20. Schedule 2: Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments
  21. Part I
  22. 1Paragraph 1
  23. 2Paragraph 2
  24. 3Paragraph 3
  25. 4Paragraph 4
  26. 5Paragraph 5
  27. 6Paragraph 6
  28. 7Paragraph 7
  29. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 9Paragraph 9
  31. 10Paragraph 10
  32. 11Paragraph 11
  33. 12Paragraph 12
  34. IIOther amendments extending beyond England and Wales
  35. Schedule 3: Repeals
  36. IPenal Enactments superseded by this Act
  37. IIObsolete and Redundant Enactments
  38. IIIConsequential Repeals

1Basic definition of theft.

C1(1)

A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and “thief” and “steal” shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain, or is made for the thief’s own benefit.

(3)

The five following sections of this Act shall have effect as regards the interpretation and operation of this section (and, except as otherwise provided by this Act, shall apply only for purposes of this section).

2“Dishonestly”

(1)

A person’s appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest—

(a)

if he appropriates the property in the belief that he has in law the right to deprive the other of it, on behalf of himself or of a third person; or

(b)

if he appropriates the property in the belief that he would have the other’s consent if the other knew of the appropriation and the circumstances of it; or

(c)

(except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps.

(2)

A person’s appropriation of property belonging to another may be dishonest notwithstanding that he is willing to pay for the property.

3“Appropriates”.

(1)

Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation, and this includes, where he has come by the property (innocently or not) without stealing it, any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner.

(2)

Where property or a right or interest in property is or purports to be transferred for value to a person acting in good faith, no later assumption by him of rights which he believed himself to be acquiring shall, by reason of any defect in the transferor’s title, amount to theft of the property.

5“Belonging to another”.

(1)

Property shall be regarded as belonging to any person having possession or control of it, or having in it any proprietary right or interest (not being an equitable interest arising only from an agreement to transfer or grant an interest).

(2)

Where property is subject to a trust, the persons to whom it belongs shall be regarded as including any person having a right to enforce the trust, and an intention to defeat the trust shall be regarded accordingly as an intention to deprive of the property any person having that right.

(3)

Where a person receives property from or on account of another, and is under an obligation to the other to retain and deal with that property or its proceeds in a particular way, the property or proceeds shall be regarded (as against him) as belonging to the other.

(4)

Where a person gets property by another’s mistake, and is under an obligation to make restoration (in whole or in part) of the property or its proceeds or of the value thereof, then to the extent of that obligation the property or proceeds shall be regarded (as against him) as belonging to the person entitled to restoration, and an intention not to make restoration shall be regarded accordingly as an intention to deprive that person of the property or proceeds.

(5)

Property of a corporation sole shall be regarded as belonging to the corporation notwithstanding a vacancy in the corporation.

6“With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it”.

(1)

A person appropriating property belonging to another without meaning the other permanently to lose the thing itself is nevertheless to be regarded as having the intention of permanently depriving the other of it if his intention is to treat the thing as his own to dispose of regardless of the other’s rights; and a borrowing or lending of it may amount to so treating it if, but only if, the borrowing or lending is for a period and in circumstances making it equivalent to an outright taking or disposal.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, where a person, having possession or control (lawfully or not) of property belonging to another, parts with the property under a condition as to its return which he may not be able to perform, this (if done for purposes of his own and without the other’s authority) amounts to treating the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other’s rights.

8Robbery.

(1)

A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.

(2)

A person guilty of robbery, or of an assault with intent to rob, shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life.

10Aggravated burglary.

(1)

A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence, or any explosive; and for this purpose—

(a)

“firearm” includes an airgun or air pistol, and “imitation firearm” means anything which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether capable of being discharged or not; and

(b)

“weapon of offence” means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to or incapacitating a person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use; and

(c)

“explosive” means any article manufactured for the purpose of producing a practical effect by explosion, or intended by the person having it with him for that purpose.

(2)

A person guilty of aggravated burglary shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life.

11Removal of articles from places open to the public.

(1)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, where the public have access to a building in order to view the building or part of it, or a collection or part of a collection housed in it, any person who without lawful authority removes from the building or its grounds the whole or part of any article displayed or kept for display to the public in the building or that part of it or in its grounds shall be guilty of an offence.

  • For this purpose “collection” includes a collection got together for a temporary purpose, but references in this section to a collection do not apply to a collection made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings.

(2)

It is immaterial for purposes of subsection (1) above, that the public’s access to a building is limited to a particular period or particular occasion; but where anything removed from a building or its grounds is there otherwise than as forming part of, or being on loan for exhibition with, a collection intended for permanent exhibition to the public, the person removing it does not thereby commit an offence under this section unless he removes it on a day when the public have access to the building as mentioned in subsection (1) above.

(3)

A person does not commit an offence under this section if he believes that he has lawful authority for the removal of the thing in question or that he would have it if the person entitled to give it knew of the removal and the circumstances of it.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall, on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

13Abstracting of electricity.

A person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

17False accounting.

(1)

Where a person dishonestly, with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another,—

(a)

destroys, defaces, conceals or falsifies any account or any record or document made or required for any accounting purpose; or

(b)

in furnishing information for any purpose produces or makes use of any account, or any such record or document as aforesaid, which to his knowledge is or may be misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular;

he shall, on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.

(2)

For purposes of this section a person who makes or concurs in making in an account or other document an entry which is or may be misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or who omits or concurs in omitting a material particular from an account or other document, is to be treated as falsifying the account or document.

19False statements by company directors, etc.

(1)

Where an officer of a body corporate or unincorporated association (or person purporting to act as such), with intent to deceive members or creditors of the body corporate or association about its affairs, publishes or concurs in publishing a written statement or account which to his knowledge is or may be misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, he shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.

(2)

For purposes of this section a person who has entered into a security for the benefit of a body corporate or association is to be treated as a creditor of it.

(3)

Where the affairs of a body corporate or association are managed by its members, this section shall apply to any statement which a member publishes or concurs in publishing in connection with his functions of management as if he were an officer of the body corporate or association.

21Blackmail.C1

(1)

A person is guilty of blackmail if, with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces; and for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief—

(a)

that he has reasonable grounds for making the demand; and

(b)

that the use of the menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand.

(2)

The nature of the act or omission demanded is immaterial, and it is also immaterial whether the menaces relate to action to be taken by the person making the demand.

(3)

A person guilty of blackmail shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

22Handling stolen goods.

(1)

A person handles stolen goods if (otherwise than in the course of the stealing) knowing or believing them to be stolen goods he dishonestly receives the goods, or dishonestly undertakes or assists in their retention, removal, disposal or realisation by or for the benefit of another person, or if he arranges to do so.

(2)

A person guilty of handling stolen goods shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

23Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.

Where any public advertisement of a reward for the return of any goods which have been stolen or lost uses any words to the effect that no questions will be asked, or that the person producing the goods will be safe from apprehension or inquiry, or that any money paid for the purchase of the goods or advanced by way of loan on them will be repaid, the person advertising the reward and any person who prints or publishes the advertisement shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding F1level 3 on the standard scale.

26Search for stolen goods.

(1)

If it is made to appear by information on oath before a justice of the peace that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has in his custody or possession or on his premises any stolen goods, the justice may grant a warrant to search for and seize the same; but no warrant to search for stolen goods shall be addressed to a person other than a constable except under the authority of an enactment expressly so providing.

F1(2)

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C1(3)

Where under this section a person is authorised to search premises for stolen goods, he may enter and search the premises accordingly, and may seize any goods he believes to be stolen goods.

F2(4)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5)

This section is to be construed in accordance with section 24 of this Act; and in subsection (2) above the references to handling stolen goods shall include any corresponding offence committed before the commencement of this act.

29Jurisdiction of quarter sessions, and summary trial.

F1(1)

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X1(2)

In Schedule I to the M1 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (which lists the indictable offences by adults which may be tried summarily with the consent of the accused) for paragraph 11 there shall be substituted:—

“

11

Any indictable offence under the Theft Act 1968 except—

  1. (a)

    robbery, aggravated burglary, blackmail and assault with intent to rob; and

  2. (b)

    burglary comprising the commission of, or an intention to commit, an offence which is not included in this Schedule; and

  3. (c)

    burglary in a dwelling if entry to the dwelling or the part of it in which the burglary was committed, or to any building or part of a building containing the dwelling, was obtained by force or deception or by the use of any tool, key or appliance, or if any person in the dwelling was subjected to violence or the threat of violence; and

  4. (d)

    handling stolen goods from an offence not committed in the United Kingdom.”

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

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Theft Act 1968.

F1(2)

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(3)

This Act does not extend to Scotland or, F2. . . to Northern Ireland, except as regards any amendment or repeal which in accordance with section 33 above is to extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

1F1

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1

The Post Office Act 1953 shall have effect subject to the amendments provided for by this Part of this Schedule (and, except in so far as the contrary intention appears, those amendments have effect throughout the British postal area).

2

Sections 22 and 23 shall be amended by substituting for the word “felony” in section 22(1) and section 23(2) the words “a misdemeanour”. and by omitting the words “of this Act and” in section 23(1).

3

In section 52, as it applies outside England and Wales, for the words from “be guilty” onwards there shall be substituted the words “be guilty of a misdemeanour and be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years”.

4

In section 53 for the words from “be guilty” onwards there shall be substituted the words “be guilty of a misdemeanour and be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years”.

5

In section 54, as it applies outside England and Wales,—

(a)

there shall be omitted the words “taking, embezzling” and the words “taken, embezzled”, where first occurring;

(b)

for the words “a felony” there shall be substituted the words “an offence” and the word “feloniously” shall be omitted ;

(c)

for the words from “be guilty” to “secreted it” there shall be substituted the words “be guilty of a misdemeanour and be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years”.

6

In sections 55 and 58(1), after the word “imprisonment”, there shall in each case be inserted the words “for a term not exceeding two years”.

7

In section 57—

(a)

there shall be omitted the words “steals, or for any purpose whatever embezzles,” and the words from “or if” onwards ;

(b)

for the word “felony” there shall be substituted the words “a misdemeanour”.

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

9

Section 69(2) shall be omitted.

10

For section 70 there shall be substituted the following section—

“ Prosecution of certain offences in any jurisdiction of British postal area.

70
(1)

Where a person —

(a)

steals or attempts to steal any mail bag or postal packet in the course of transmission as such between places in different jurisdictions in the British postal area, or any of the contents of such a mail bag or postal packet ; or

(b)

in stealing or with intent to steal any such mail bag or postal packet or any of its contents, commits any robbery, attempted robbery or assault with intent to rob ;

then, in whichever of those jurisdictions he does so, he shall by virtue of this section be guilty in each of the jurisdictions in which this subsection has effect of committing or attempting to commit the offence against section 52 of this Act, or the offence referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, as the case may be, as if he had done so in that jurisdiction, and he shall accordingly be liable to be prosecuted, tried and punished in that jurisdiction without proof that the offence was committed there.

(2)

In subsection (1) above the reference to different jurisdictions in the British postal area is to be construed as referring to the several jurisdictions of England and Wales, of Scotland, of Northern Ireland, of the Isle of Man, and of the Channel Islands ; and that subsection shall have effect in each of those jurisdictions except England and Wales.”

11

In section 72 there shall be added as a new subsection (3)—

“(3)

In any proceedings in England or Wales for an offence under section 53, 55. 56, 57 or 58 of this Act, section 27(4) of the Theft Act 1968 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to proceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission by post , and in the case of proceedings under section 53 of this Act a statutory declaration made by any person that a vessel, vehicle or aircraft was at any time employed by or under the Post Office for the transmission of postal packets under contract shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the declaration subject to the same conditions as under section 27(4)(a) and (b) of the Theft Act 1968 apply to declarations admissible under section 27(4).”

12

In section 87(1), the definition of “valuable security” shall be omitted but, except in relation to England and Wales, there shall be substituted:—

““valuable security” means any document creating, transferring, surrendering or releasing any right to, in or over property, or authorising the payment of money or delivery of any property, or evidencing the creation, transfer, surrender or release of any such right, or the payment of money or delivery of any property, or the satisfaction of any obligation.”

IIOther amendments extending beyond England and Wales

Act AmendedAmendment
F1. . .. . .
The Public Stores Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 25)For section 12 (incorporation of parts of Larceny Act 1861) there shall be substituted:—
(1) Any person may arrest without warrant anyone who is, or whom he, with reasonable cause, suspects to be, in the act of committing or attempting to commit an offence against section 5 or 8 of this Act.
(2) If it is made to appear by information on oath before a justice of the peace that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has in his custody or possession or on his premises any stores in respect of which an offence against section 5 of this Act has been committed, the justice may issue a warrant to a constable to search for and seize the stores as in the case of stolen goods, and the M1 Police (Property) Act 1897 shall apply as if this subsection were among the enactments mentioned in section 1(1) of that Act.
The Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18)For section 44(1)(b) there shall be substituted—
(b) handles any stolen goods, where property stolen was public or service property, or.
For section 45(b) there shall be substituted—
(b) handles any stolen goods, where the property stolen belonged to a person subject to military law, or
In section 138(1) for the words from “receiving” to “stolen” there shall be substituted the words “handling it”.
In section 225(1) after the definition of “Governor” there shall be inserted—
“handles”has the same meaning as in the Theft Act 1968;
and for the definition of steals there shall be substituted—
“steals” has the same meaning as in the Theft Act 1968, and references to stolen goods shall be construed as if contained in that Act.
The Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19)The same amendments shall be made in sections 44, 45, 138 and 223 as are above directed to be made in the corresponding sections of the Army Act 1955, except that in the amendment to section 45(b) “air-force law” shall be substituted for “military law”.
The Naval Discipline Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 53)For section 29(b) there shall be substituted—
(b) handles any stolen goods, where the property stolen was public or service property, or.
In section 76(1) for the words from “receiving” to “embezzling” there shall be substituted the word “handling”.
In section 135(1) the same amendments shall be made as are above directed to be made in section 225(1) of the Army Act 1955.
The Army and Air Force Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 52)Section 21 shall be omitted.

IPenal Enactments superseded by this Act

Session and ChapterShort TitleExtent of Repeal
3 Edw. 1.The Statute of Westminster the First.Chapters 26 and 31.
15 Geo. 2. c. 33The Starr and Bent Act 1741.The whole Act.
22 Geo. 2. c. 27The Frauds by Workmen Act 1748.The whole Act.
17 Geo. 3. c. 11The Worsted Act 1776.In section 12 the words from “or shall conceal” to “other purposes”.
17 Geo. 3. c. 56The Frauds by Workmen Act 1777.The Whole Act.
50 Geo. 3. c. 59The Embezzlement by Collectors Act 1810.The Whole Act, so far as unrepealed.
55 Geo. 3. c. 50.The Gaol Fees Abolition Act 1815.The whole Act.
5 Geo. 4. c. 83.The Vagrancy Act 1824.In section 4 the words from “having in his or her custody” to “outbuilding, or,” together with the words “and every such picklock key, crow, jack, bit, and other implement.”
7 Geo. 4. c. 16The Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals Act 1826.Section 25.
Section 34 from “and, if any pensioner” onwards, except the words from “such mark, stamp or brand” to “to commissioners”, where next occuring.
Section 38.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 47.The Metropolitan Police Act 1839.Sections 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 71.The Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1839.Section 26.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 50The Canals (Offences) Act 1840.Sections 7 and 8.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 84The Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1840.Section 11.
6 & 7 Vict. c. 40.The Hosiery Act 1843.The whole Act, except sections 18 to 20.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 16The Commissioners Clauses Act 1847.In section 67 the words “exact or”.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96.The Larceny Act 1861.The whole Act.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 98 The Forgery Act 1861.Section 3.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 103.The Misappropriation by Servants Act 1863.The whole Act.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 124.The Admiralty Powers, &c Act 1865.Sections 6 to 9, together with the words “of all offences specified in this Act, and” in section 5.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 62.The Debtors Act 1869.In section 13, paragraph (1).
33 & 34 Vict. c. 58.The Forgery Act 1870.The whole Act, so far as unrepealed.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 41.The Gas Works Clauses Act 1871.In section 38, as incorporated in the Electric Lighting Act 1882, the words “or fraudulently abstracts, consumes or uses gas of the undertakers”, the words “or for abstracting, consuming or using gas of undertakers” and the words “abstraction or consumption”.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 36.The False Personation Act 1874.The whole Act.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 24.The Falsification of Accounts Act 1875.The whole Act.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 89.The Public Works Loans Act 1875.Section 44.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 55.The Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884.Section 3.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 55.The Sheriffs Act 1887.In section 29, subsection (2)(b) and in subsection (6) the words from “or demands” to “office”.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 71.The Coroners Act 1887.In section 8(2) the words “of extortion or”.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 36.The Consular Salaries and Fees Act 1891.Section 2(3).
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60.The Merchant Shipping Act 1894.In section 154 paragraph (d), and in paragraph (e) the words “or representation” and the words “or made.”
In section 197(8) paragraph (d).
Section 248.
Section 388(5) from “and if” onwards.
In section 724(4) the words “demands or”.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 57.The Elementary School Teachers (Superannuation) Act 1898.Section 10.
62 & 63 Vict. c. 19.The Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899.In the Schedule, in section 38 of the Gasworks Clauses Act 1871 as set out in the Appendix, the words “or fraudulently abstracts, consumes or uses gas of the undertakers”, the words “or for abstracting, consuming or using gas of undertakers” and the words “abstraction or consumption” (these repeals having effect for the purposes of the Schedule as incorporated with the Electricity Act 1947 or any other enactment).
6 Edw. 7. c. 48.The Merchant Shipping Act 1906.Section 28(10) from “and if” onwards.
4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59.The Bankruptcy Act 1914.In section 154(1), paragraphs (13) and (14).
In section 156, paragraph (a).
Section 160.
5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 83.The Naval and Military War Pensions, etc. Act 1915Section 5.
6 & 7 Geo. c. 50.The Larceny Act 1916.The whole Act (but the repeal of section 39(2) and (3) shall not extend to Scotland).
9 & 10 Geo. 5 c. 75.The Ferries (Acquisition by Local Authorities) Act 1919.Section 4 from “If any” onwards.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 36.The Pensions (Increase) Act 1920.Section 5.
11 & 12 Geo. 5 c. 39.The Admiralty Pensions Act 1921.Section 1(2).
11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 49.The War Pensions Act 1921.Section 7(2).
19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 29.The Government Annuities Act 1929.Section 34.
Section 61(2).
Section 64.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51.The Local Government Act 1933.In section 123, in subsection (2), the words “exact or” and, in subsection (3), the words “any of”.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 82The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939.Section 6.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 83.The Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939.Section 8.
5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 28.The War Damage (Amendment) Act 1942.Section 3.
6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 21.The War Damage Act 1943.Section 112.
7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 21.The Pensions (Increase) Act 1944.Sections 6 and 7.
8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 42.The Water Act 1945.In Schedule 3, section 65(2): in section 66(1) the words “or fraudulently abstracts or uses water of the undertakers”: in section 66(2) the words “or for enabling him fraudulently to abstract or use water” and the words from “or as” onwards.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41.The Fire Services Act 1947.In section 26(4) the words from “by means of” to “infirmity or”, where next occurring, and the words “or by any other fraudulent conduct”.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 24.The Police Pensions Act 1948.In section 7(2) the words from “by means of” to “infirmity or”, where next occurring, and the words “or by any other fraudulent conduct”.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 38.The Companies Act 1948.Section 84.
In section 328(1), paragraphs (m) and (n) and any reference to either of those paragraphs.
Section 330(a).
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67.The Gas Act 1948.In Schedule 3, in paragraph 29(1), the words “or fraudulently abstracts, consumes or uses gas of the Board,” and in paragraph 29(3) the words “or for abstracting, consuming or using gas of the Board” and the words “abstraction or consumption”.
14 Geo. 6. c. 36.The Diseases of Animals Act 1950.Section 78(2)(x).
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 10.The Income Tax Act 1952.Section 505 (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 25.The National Health Service Act 1952.In section 6 the words from “he shall” to “section”.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz 2. c. 43.The Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1952.In section 3(3) the words from “or who” to “particular”.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 36.The Post Office Act 1953. Sections 52 and 54 and in section 57 the words “steals, or for any purpose whatever embezzles” (but these repeals shall not extend to Scotland).
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 50.The Auxillary Forces Act 1953.Section 29(2).
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 16.The Foods and Drugs Act 1955.Section 60, so far as unrepealed.
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 28.The Income Tax (Repayment of Post-War Credits) Act 1959.Section 1(6) (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 16.The Road Traffic Act 1960.Section 217 (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
1964 c. 28.The Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964.In the Schedule, paragraph 3 from the words “or on conviction on indictment” onwards.
1966 c. 32.The Selective Employment Payments Act 1966.Section 8(2)(a), (b) and (d) and (ii)
1966 c. 34.The Industrial Development Act 1966.Section 9.
1967 c. 1.The Land Commission Act 1967.Section 81(5)(a).
Section 93.
Section 93.
1967 c. 9.The General Rate Act 1967.Section 49(8).
1967 c. 12.The Teachers’ Superannuation Act 1967.Section 14.
1967 c. 22.The Agriculture Act 1967.Section 69(1)(ii).
1967 c. 29.The Housing Subsidies Act 1967.Section 31.
1967 c. 34.The Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967.In section 12(2) the words “section 11(1) of this Act”.
1967 c. 85.The Vessels Protection Act 1967.The whole Act.

IIObsolete and Redundant Enactments

Session and ChapterShort TitleExtent of Repeal
34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 26.The Laws in Wales Act 1542.Section 47 from “Item, that no person” onwards.
36 Geo. 3. c. 88.The Hay and Straw Act 1796.The whole Act.
5 Geo. 4. c. 83.The Vagrancy Act 1824Sections 16 and 21.
4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 21.The Hay and Straw Act 1834.The whole Act.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 50.The Canals (Offences) Act 1840.Sections 13, 15, 17 and 19.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 19.The Prevention of Offences Act 1851.Sections 12 and 13.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 126.The Criminal Justice Act 1855.The whole Act, so far as unrepealed.
19 & 20 Vict. c. 114.The Hay and Straw Act 1856.The whole Act.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 57.The Seamen’s Clothing Act 1869.The whole Act.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 65.The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870.The whole Act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 112.The Prevention of Crimes Act 1871.Sections 10 and 11.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 20.The Statute Law Revision (Substituted Enactments) Act 1876.Section 4.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 25The Friendly Societies Act 1896Section 87(2).
61 & 62 Vict. c. 36.The Criminal Evidence Act 1898.In the Schedule, the entries for the Vagrancy Act 1824 and for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act 1894.
4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 14.The Currency and Bank Notes Act 1914.The whole Act.

IIIConsequential Repeals

Session and ChapterShort TitleExtent of Repeal
2 & 3 Vict. c. 47.The Metropolitan Police Act 1839.Section 66 from “and any person” onwards.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 71.The Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1839.Section 25.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 50.The Canals (Offences) Act 1840.Section 11 from the beginning to “law; and”.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 52.The Extradition Act 1870In Schedule 1 the entries relating to embezzlement and larceny, to obtaining money or goods by false pretences, to fraud by bailees and others, to burglary and housebreaking, to robbery with violence and to threats by letter or otherwise with intent to extort.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 93.The Pawnbrokers Act 1872.In section 30, paragraph (2) (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
38 & 39 Vict. c. 83.The Local Loans Act 1875.Sections 32.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 59The Colonial Stock Act 1877.Section 21.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 75.The Married Women’s Property Act 1882.Sections 12 and 16, so far as unrepealed
47 & 48 Vict. c. 14.The Married Women’s Property Act 1884.The whole Act.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 44.The Naval Pensions Act 1884.In section 2 the words “or the Admiralty (Powers, etc.) Act 1865”.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 71.The Sale of Goods Act 1893.Section 24.
60 & 61 Vict. c.30.The Police (Property) Act 1897.In section 1(1), the words “section 103 of the Larceny Act 1861”.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 36.The Criminal Evidence Act 1898.In the Schedule the entry for the Married Women’s Property Act 1882.
16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 7.The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1926.In section 5 the words “(13), (14) and” wherever occurring.
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 30.The Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935.In Schedule 1 the entries amending section 12 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 and the Larceny Act 1916.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 58.The Criminal Justice Act 1948.In section 41, subsection (3), in subsection (4) the words “or statutory declaration” and the words from “or the person” onwards.
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 36.The War Damage (Public Utility Undertakings, etc.) Act 1949.Section 10(9)(e).
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 39.The Common Informers Act 1951.In the Schedule the entry relating to the Larceny Act 1861 section 102.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 45.The Pensions (Increase) Act 1952.In Schedule 3 the entries for sections 6 and 7 of 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 21.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55.The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952.Section 33.
In Schedule 1, entries Nos. 1, 5 and 6.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 67.The Visiting Forces Act 1952.In the Schedule, paragraph 1(b)(v) and paragraph 3(a), (d) and (e).
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 36.The Post Office Act 1953.In section 23(1), the words “and of the Larceny Act 1916”.
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 44.The Finance Act 1960.Section 55 (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 15.The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962.In Schedule 3, paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 8.
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 46.The Transport Act 1962.In Part I of Schedule 2 the entry for the Criminal Justice Act 1948.
10 & 11 Eliz 2. c. 59.The Road Traffic Act 1962.Section 44 (but this repeal shall not extend to Scotland).
1964 c. 26.The Licensing Act 1964.Section 100(4)(d).
1967 c. 58.The Criminal Law Act 1967.Section 4(7).
In Schedule 1, in List A, item 1 in Division II, and, in List B, item 13.
In Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1)(a); in paragraph 4 the word “embezzlement”; paragraph 12, except in subparagraph (2) the words from “in the Bankruptcy Act” onwards and except subparagraph (6); and paragraph 13(1)(b).
1968 c.19.The Criminal Appeal Act 1968.In section 30, in subsection (1) the words from “and the operation” to “on conviction”, in subsection (2) the words “or of section 24(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1893” and the words “or that subsection, as the case may be”, and in subsection (3) the words “or of the said section 24(1)”.
Section 42(4).
1968 c. 27.The Firearms Act 1968.In section 17, subsection (3) and in subsection (5) the words from “and” onwards.