Edit Policies and instruments: Theft Act 1968

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Name of the policy ?:	Theft Act 1968
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Policy area ?:	Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity and endangered species policies Food safety Forestry Fruit and vegetable regime Intellectual property rights Plant health and biosecurity Product labelling and packaging Research Programmes Green public procurement
Affected actors ?:	Consumer Landowner/land manager Picker/harvester/hunter Processor Producer/beekeeper Retailer SME Wholesaler
Affected activity ?:	Harvesting/Production Innovation/R&D Marketing/trade SME Use/consumption
Products ?:	All NWFP Bark/cork Berries Christmas trees Foliage Fruits Game Herbs/plants Honey and Bee products Minor fauna Moss Mushrooms/truffles Nuts Other NWFP Resin Vegetable NWFP
Subject ?:	Access Edible NWFP Forests NWFP Nature conservation
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Focus ?:	Direct Indirect
Document category ?:	Action plan Convention Directive Fiscal law Fund Instrument Law Policy Programme Regulation Report Resolution Strategy
Instrument type ?:	Regulatory Economic Information
Legal status ?:	Binding Non-binding
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Full reference ?:	Theft Act 1968
Geographical scope ?:	Local Regional National International
Initiator ?:	Private Public Public/private
Description ?:	The Theft Act governs the picking of plant and fungi material on private land not owned by the picker. The legality of the action is conditioned by the intent of the picker. Non-commercial picking is not a crime, whereas picking for commercial sale requires the consent of the landowner or it becomes a criminal activity. Sections of the Act relevant to NWFP:<br /> ”4 Property. (3) A person who picks mushrooms growing wild on any land, or who picks flowers, fruit or foliage from a plant growing wild on any land, does not (although not in possession of the land) steal what he picks, unless he does it for reward or for sale or other commercial purpose. For purposes of this subsection mushroom includes any fungus, and plant includes any shrub or tree.”
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Affected activity	Harvesting/Production +
Affected actors	Picker/harvester/hunter +
Class	Policy +
Countries	United Kingdom +
Encodedname	Theft_Act_1968 +
Full reference	Theft Act 1968 +
Geographical scope	National +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	theft act 1968 +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	Theft Act 1968 +
Products	Nuts +, Berries +, Bark/cork + and Mushrooms/truffles +
Reference ID	222 +
Regions	West Wales and The Valleys +
Response set	Default +
Source link	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/introduction +
Subject	NWFP +
Year	1968 +
Zone	North West Europe +