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Criminal Justice Act 1993

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Point in time view as at 22/08/1994. This version of this provision never came into effect. Help about Status

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Criminal Justice Act 1993, Section 1. Help about Changes to Legislation

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1 Offences to which this Part applies.E+W

(1)This Part applies to two groups of offences—

(a)any offence mentioned in subsection (2) (a “Group A offence”); and

(b)any offence mentioned in subsection (3) (a “Group B offence”).

(2)The Group A offences are—

(a)an offence under any of the following provisions of the M1Theft Act 1968—

section 1 (theft);

section 15 (obtaining property by deception);

section 16 (obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception);

section 17 (false accounting);

section 19 (false statements by company directors, etc.);

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

section 21 (blackmail);

section 22 (handling stolen goods);

(b)an offence under either of the following provisions of the M2Theft Act 1978—

section 1 (obtaining services by deception);

section 2 (avoiding liability by deception);

(c)an offence under any of the following provisions of the M3Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981—

section 1 (forgery);

section 2 (copying a false instrument);

section 3 (using a false instrument);

section 4 (using a copy of a false instrument);

section 5 (offences which relate to money orders, share certificates, passports, etc.);

(d)the common law offence of cheating in relation to the public revenue.

(3)The Group B offences are—

(a)conspiracy to commit a Group A offence;

(b)conspiracy to defraud;

(c)attempting to commit a Group A offence;

(d)incitement to commit a Group A offence.

(4)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (2) or (3) by adding or removing any offence.

(5)The power to make such an order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(6)No order shall be made under subsection (4) unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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