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Burglary in a building other than a dwelling with intent
s.9(1)(a) Theft Act 1968
Theft
Definition
(1) A person is guilty of burglary if -
(a) he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser and with intent to commit any such offence as is mentioned in subsection (2) below; or
(b)having entered any building or part of a building as a trespasser he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building or that part of it or inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person therein any grievous bodily harm.
(2) The offences referred to in subsection (1)(a) above are offences of stealing anything in the building or part of a building in question, of inflicting on any person therein any grievous bodily harm... therein, and of doing unlawful damage to the building or anything therein.
(a) he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser and with intent to commit any such offence as is mentioned in subsection (2) below; or
(b)having entered any building or part of a building as a trespasser he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building or that part of it or inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person therein any grievous bodily harm.
(2) The offences referred to in subsection (1)(a) above are offences of stealing anything in the building or part of a building in question, of inflicting on any person therein any grievous bodily harm... therein, and of doing unlawful damage to the building or anything therein.
Points to Prove
- Having entered a building other than a dwelling
- As a trespasser
- To commit a specified offence
- As a trespasser
- To commit a specified offence
Powers & Punishment
- A person guilty of burglary shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding -
(a) where the offence was committed in respect of a building or part of a building which is a dwelling, fourteen years,
(b) in any other case, ten years.
(a) where the offence was committed in respect of a building or part of a building which is a dwelling, fourteen years,
(b) in any other case, ten years.
Offence Type
Charging Codes
TH68027 - With intent to commit theft
TH68029 - With intent to commit GBH
TH68033 - With intent to cause damage
Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required