UKPGA-1996-62 — Theft (Amendment) Act 1996

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Obtaining a money transfer by deception.

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s. 2 — Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit.

s. 2(1)

After section 24 of the Theft Act 1968 insert—

s. 2(2)

This section applies to wrongful credits made on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

s. 3 — The new offences: jurisdiction.

s. 3(1)

In section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Group A offences for the purposes of the jurisdictional provisions) paragraph (a) (list of offences under the Theft Act 1968) shall be amended as follows.

s. 3(2)

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s. 3(3)

After the entry relating to section 22 insert—.

s. 4 — Application to loans of offence of obtaining services by deception.

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s. 5 — Short title and extent.

s. 5(1)

This Act may be cited as the Theft (Amendment) Act 1996.

s. 5(2)

Subject to subsection (3), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

s. 5(3)

An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of this Act—

s. 5(3)(a)

shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but

s. 5(3)(b)

shall be subject to annulment by resolution of either House.