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The Theft Act 1968^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to revise the law of England and Wales as to theft and similar or associated offences, and in connection therewith to make provision as to criminal proceedings by one party to a marriage against the other, and to make certain amendments extending beyond England and Wales in the Post Office Act 1953 and other enactments; and for other purposes connected therewith.
Chapter	1968 c. 60
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal Assent	26 July 1968
Commencement	1 January 1969[2]
Other legislation
Amendments	Fraud Act 2006
Related legislation	Larceny Act 1916 and various Criminal Justice Acts
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Theft Act 1968 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates a number of offences against property in England and Wales. On 15 January 2007 the Fraud Act 2006 came into force, redefining most of the offences of deception.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Provisions 2.1 Section 1 - Basic definition of "theft" 2.2 Section 2 - "Dishonestly" 2.3 Section 7 - Theft 2.4 Section 8 - Robbery 2.5 Section 9 - Burglary 2.6 Section 10 - Aggravated burglary 2.7 Section 11 - Removal of articles from places open to the public 2.8 Section 12 - Taking motor vehicle or other conveyance without authority 2.9 Section 12A - Aggravated vehicle-taking 2.10 Section 13 - Abstracting of electricity 2.11 Section 14 2.12 Section 15 - Obtaining property by deception 2.13 Sections 15A and 15B 2.14 Section 16 - Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception 2.15 Section 17 - False accounting 2.16 Section 18 - Liability of company officers for certain offences by company 2.17 Section 19 - False statements by company directors etc 2.18 Section 20 - Suppression, etc, of documents 2.19 Section 21 - Blackmail 2.20 Section 22 - Handling stolen goods 2.21 Section 23 - Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost 2.22 Section 24 2.23 Section 24A - Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit 2.24 Section 25 3 See also 4 References 5 External links