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Schedule 1—Minor and consequential amendments

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SCHEDULES

Minor and consequential amendments

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 (N.I.))—

(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 (S.I. 1978/1407 (N.I. 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 property”), after sub-paragraph (l) insert—

“(m) the Fraud Act 2006.”

Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)

3 Omit section 15B (section 15A: supplementary).

4 In section 18(1) (liability of company officers for offences by company under section 15, 16 or 17), omit “15, 16 or”.

5 In section 20(3) (suppression etc. of documents—interpretation), omit ““deception” has the same meaning as in section 15 of this Act, and”.