The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Offences to which this Part applies N.I.

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

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

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

(2) The Group A offences are—

(a) an offence under any of the following provisions of the [1969 c. 16 (N.I.).] Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—

• section 1 (theft);

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• section 17 (false accounting);

• section 18 (false statements by company directors, etc.);

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• section 20 (blackmail);

• section 21 (handling stolen goods);

• [F2 section 23A (dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit);]

(b) F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4 (bb) an offence under any of the following provisions of the Fraud Act 2006—

(i) section 1 (fraud);

(ii) section 6 (possession etc. of articles for use in frauds);

(iii) section 7 (making or supplying articles for use in frauds);

(iv) section 9 (participating in fraudulent business carried on by sole trader etc.);

(v) section 11 (obtaining services dishonestly).]

(c) an offence under any of the following provisions of the [1981 c. 45.] Forgery 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.);

• [F5 section 14 (offences of counterfeiting notes and coins);]

• [F5 section 15 (offences of passing etc counterfeit notes and coins);]

• [F5 section 16 (offences involving the custody or control of counterfeit notes and coins);]

• [F5 section 17 (offences involving or making or custody or control of counterfeiting materials and implements);]

• [F5 section 20 (prohibition of importation of counterfeit notes and coins);]

• [F5 section 21 (prohibition of exportation of counterfeit notes and coins);.]

[F6 (ca) an offence under any of sections 4 to 6 of the Identity Documents Act 2010;]

(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 paragraph (2) or (3) by adding or removing any offence.

F1 Art. 38(2)(a): entries repealed (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1)(3), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F2 1997 NI 3

F3 Art. 38(2)(b) repealed (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1)(3), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F4 Art. 38(2)(bb) inserted (15.1.2007) by Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35), ss. 14(1), 15(1), Sch. 1 para. 27(3); S.I. 2006/3200, art. 2

F5 SR 2000/226

F6 Art. 38(2)(ca) substituted (21.1.2011) by Identity Documents Act 2010 (c. 40), ss. 12, 14(2), Sch. para. 9

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 38(3)(d) modified (1.10.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 63(1), 94(1), Sch. 6 para. 33(a) (with Sch. 13 para. 5); S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a)