A-
Level
Law:
Crimi
nal
Law
(01)
Topic 5 :
Property Offences
1)Theft
Name:
Teacher:
, Theft
Theft is defined under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968:
“A person is guilty of theft if he
dishonestly appropriates property
belonging to another with the
intention of permanently depriving the
other of it”
Additional sections in the Theft Act 1968 go on to help define the language in
section 1:
Section 2 – Dishonestly (MR)
Section 3 – Appropriates (AR)
Section 4 – Property (AR)
Section 5 – Belonging to another (AR)
Section 6 – Intention to permanently deprive the other of it (MR)
AR = appropriates property belonging
to another
MR = Dishonesty + intent to
permanently deprive
Actus
Reus
Level
Law:
Crimi
nal
Law
(01)
Topic 5 :
Property Offences
1)Theft
Name:
Teacher:
, Theft
Theft is defined under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968:
“A person is guilty of theft if he
dishonestly appropriates property
belonging to another with the
intention of permanently depriving the
other of it”
Additional sections in the Theft Act 1968 go on to help define the language in
section 1:
Section 2 – Dishonestly (MR)
Section 3 – Appropriates (AR)
Section 4 – Property (AR)
Section 5 – Belonging to another (AR)
Section 6 – Intention to permanently deprive the other of it (MR)
AR = appropriates property belonging
to another
MR = Dishonesty + intent to
permanently deprive
Actus
Reus
