PART III N.I.JURISDICTION

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 section 25 of the Identity Cards Act 2006;]

(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) inserted (7.6.2006) by Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15), ss. 30(5), 44(3); S.I. 2006/1439, art. 2(c)

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)