Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:27:55 +0000
From: Dave N 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: not my money

In message , Tim  
writes
[...]
>> "Tim" wrote
>"Dave N" wrote
>> Theft Act 1968
>>
>> 1. Basic definition of theft
>> (1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly
>> appropriates property belonging to another with the
>> intention of permanently depriving the other of it;
>
>... note carefully the word "permanently"! ...
>[If you leave something for the owner to
>take back, then you can hardly be considered
>to be *permanently* depriving them of it.]

See Theft Act 1968, Section 6 sub-section 1;

6. 'With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it'
(1) A person appropriating property belonging to another without meaning 
the other permanently to lose the thing itself is nevertheless to be 
regarded as having the intention of permanently depriving the other of 
it if his intention is to treat the thing as his own to dispose of 
regardless of the other's rights; and a borrowing or lending of it may 
amount to so treating it if, but only if, the borrowing or lending is 
for a period and in circumstances making it equivalent to an outright 
taking or disposal.


I am confident that you are capable of looking up other relevant 
sections of the Theft Act 1968 for yourself.  If you are having 
difficulty with understanding the significance of some of the wording 
used in the legislation, and if it is important to you, I suggest that 
you seek professional advice.  I shall make no further comment.

-- 
Dave N

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