# Theft Act 1978, Section 4: Punishments.

Extent: E+W

(1) Offences under this Act shall be punishable either on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction.
(2) A person convicted on indictment shall be liable—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) for an offence under section 3 of this Act, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
(3) A person convicted summarily of any offence under this Act shall be liable—
(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum for the purposes of section 32 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (punishment on summary conviction of offences triable either way: £1,000 or other sum substituted by order under that Act),
or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/31/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/theft-act-1978/section-4
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