The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Offences to which this Part applies

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);

• section 15 (obtaining property by deception);

• section 16 (obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception);

• section 17 (false accounting);

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

• section 19(2) (procuring execution of valuable security by deception);

• section 20 (blackmail);

• section 21 (handling stolen goods);

(b) an offence under either of the following provisions of the [1978 NI 23.] Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

• Article 3 (obtaining services by deception);

• Article 4 (avoiding liability by deception);

(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.);

(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.