Making off without payment
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Making off without payment is a statutory offence in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales
See Theft Act 1978#Section 3 - Making off without payment
Northern Ireland
This offence is created by article 5 of the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1407 (N.I. 23)).
Article 5(4) was repealed on 1 March 2007 by articles 1(2) and 15(4) and 41(2) of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 2 to, the Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/288 (N.I. 2)).
Sentence
A person guilty of this offence is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years,[1] or, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding £1000, or to both.[2]
Republic of Ireland
This offence is created by section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
See also
References
- ^ The Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1407 (N.I. 23)), article 6(2)(b)
- ^ The Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1407 (N.I. 23)), article 6(3)
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