Theft Act 1968

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.

For purposes of this subsection mushroom includes any fungus, and plant includes any shrub or tree.”

Source link
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/introduction

Full reference
Theft Act 1968 c.60

Related to

• Trespass (Scotland) Act 1865

More information about properties

Policy
Year	1968
Policy area
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
Focus on NWFP
Document category
Instrument type	Regulatory
Legal status	Binding
Geographical scope	National