Obtaining a money transfer by deception was formerly a statutory offence in

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and

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England and Wales

This offence was created by section 15A of the

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. Section 15B made supplementary provision. Both of those sections were inserted by section 1(1) of the

Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

. Section 15A was repealed on 15 January 2007 by sections 14(1) and (3) and 15(1) of, and paragraph 1(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the

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, subject to transitional provisions and savings in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act. Section 15B was repealed on the same date by sections 14(1) and (3) and 15(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the

. The purpose of this offence was to fill the

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in the law identified by the decision in ''R v Preddy and Slade, R v Dhillon''. It implemented recommendations of the

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Northern Ireland

This offence was created by section 15A of the

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. Section 15B made supplementary provision. Both of those sections were inserted by article 3(1) of the

Theft (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

(S.I. 1997/277 (N.I. 3)). Section 15A was repealed on 15 January 2007 by sections 14 and 15(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 1(c)(ii) of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the

, subject to transitional provisions and savings in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act. Section 15B was repealed on the same dateThe

Fraud Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 The Fraud Act 2006 (c 35) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which affects England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It was given royal assent on 8 November 2006, and came into effect on 15 January 2007. Purpose The Act gives a sta ...

(S.I. 2006/3200 (C.112))
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References

*Smith, J. C. ''Money Transfers: "What Preddy did" to be an offence''

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