Tuesday, 9 December 2014


Theft is defined in section 1 theft Act 1968, which states that:  A person is guilty of theft if he/she dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another, with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.

 

Definitions of burglary under s.9(1) Theft Act 1968

Section 9(1)(a) states: A person is guilty of burglary if he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal, inflict gbh, or do unlawful damage to the building or anything in it.

Section 9(1)(b) states: A person is guilty of burglary if, having entered as a trespasser, he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building or inflicts or attempts to inflict gbh on any person in the building.

 

Robbery is defined in s8 of the Theft Act. It states:  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 seeks to put them  in fear of being then and there subjected to force.

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