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Obtaining property by deception was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. ==England and Wales== This offence was created by section 15 of the Theft Act 1968. Sections 15(1) and (2) of the that Act read: :(1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains property belonging to another, with intent to permanently depriving the other of it shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years. :(2) For the purposes of this section a person is to be treated as obtaining property if he obtains ownership, possession or control of it and 'obtain' includes obtaining for another or enabling another to obtain or to retain. :(3) the s6 definition of intention to permanently deprive applies to the s15 offence. This offence replaced the offence of obtaining by false pretences, contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.〔Griew, Edward. The Theft Acts 1968 and 1978. Fifth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1986. Paragraph 6-02 and note 2 at page 117. Paragraph 6-08 and note 15 at page 120.〕 Section 15 was repealed on 15 January 2007 by Schedule 3 to the Fraud Act 2006 Liability for offences by corporations Section 18 of the Theft Act 1968 applied in relation to section 15. Going equipped for cheat In section 25 of the Theft Act 1968, the word "cheat" meant an offence under section 15.〔The Theft Act 1968, section 25(5)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Obtaining property by deception」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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