Larceny Act 1916
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and simplify the Law relating to Larceny triable on Indictment and Kindred Offences. |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 50 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 October 1916 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1917[b] |
| Repealed |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Larceny Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 50) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its purpose was to consolidate and simplify the law relating to larceny triable on indictment and to kindred offences.[1]
The definition of larceny for the purposes of the act was "a person steals who, without the consent of the owner, fraudulently and without a claim of right made in good faith; takes and carries away anything capable of being stolen, with the intent at the time of such taking, permanently to deprive the owner thereof. Provided that a person may be guilty of stealing any such thing notwithstanding that he has lawful possession thereof, if, being a bailee or part owner thereof, he fraudulently converts the same to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner".[2]
Provisions
[edit]Section 23 provided maximum penalties for a number of offences of robbery and aggravated robbery.
Section 24 created the offence of sacrilege.
Section 25 created the offence of burglary.
Sections 29 to 31 related to blackmail.
Section 32 related to false pretences.
Repeal
[edit]The act was repealed in respect of offences committed after 1 January 1969 by section 32(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968 and the whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 33(3) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968.
The whole act was repealed for Northern Ireland by section 32(1) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.
The whole act was repealed for Scotland by section 461(2) of, and part I of schedule 10 to, the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.
Larceny has been replaced by the broader offence of theft under section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968.[3] This offence did incorporate some of the terminology and substance of larceny.
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Larceny Act 1916
- ^ Moriarty's Police Law 1929 et subs.
- ^ Cases & Materials of Criminal Law. Elliott & Wood.
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