SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Fraud Act 2006 (2006 c 35) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Section 14(1)

Abolition of various deception offences

1

Omit the following provisions—

(a)     in the Theft Act 1968 (c 60)—

(i)     section 15 (obtaining property by deception);

(ii)     section 15A (obtaining a money transfer by deception);

(iii)     section 16 (obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception);

(iv)     section 20(2) (procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception);

(b)     in the Theft Act 1978 (c 31)—

(i)     section 1 (obtaining services by deception);

(ii)     section 2 (evasion of liability by deception);

(c)     in the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c 16 (NI))—

(i)     section 15 (obtaining property by deception);

(ii)     section 15A (obtaining a money transfer by deception);

(iii)     section 16 (obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception);

(iv)     section 19(2) (procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception);

(d)     in the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (SI 1978/1407 (NI 23))—

(i)     Article 3 (obtaining services by deception);

(ii)     Article 4 (evasion of liability by deception).

Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c 67)

2

In the Schedule (offences referred to in section 3 of the 1952 Act), in paragraph 3 (meaning of “offence against propertyâ€), after sub-paragraph (l) insert—

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