Difference between revisions of "Theft Act 1968"
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|Products=Nuts,Berries,Bark/cork,Mushrooms/truffles | |Products=Nuts,Berries,Bark/cork,Mushrooms/truffles | ||
| + | |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. | ||
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| + | 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.” | ||
|Regions=West Wales and The Valleys | |Regions=West Wales and The Valleys | ||
| − | |Full reference=Theft Act 1968 | + | |Full reference=Theft Act 1968 |
|Scope=National | |Scope=National | ||
|Response set=Default | |Response set=Default | ||
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|Legal status=Binding | |Legal status=Binding | ||
|Instrument type=Regulatory | |Instrument type=Regulatory | ||
| − | |Source link=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ | + | |Source link=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/introduction |
|ID=222 | |ID=222 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 12 October 2016
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:
”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.
Source link
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/introduction
Full reference
Theft Act 1968
Related to
| Policy | |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Affected activity | Harvesting/Production |
| Affected actors | Picker/harvester/hunter |
| Products | Nuts, Berries, Bark/cork, Mushrooms/truffles |
| Subject | NWFP |
| Promoter/initiator | Public |
| Zone | North West Europe |
| Countries | United Kingdom |
| Regions (NUTS 2) | West Wales and The Valleys |
| Instrument type | Regulatory |
| Legal status | Binding |
| Geographical scope | National |
| 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 + |