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Burglary in a building other than a dwelling without intent
Burglary in a building other than a dwelling without intent
s.9(1)(b) 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
⚖️ Offence Type
Summary
Either Way
Indictable
📄 Charging Codes
TH68037 - Commit theft with no violence
TH68039 - Inflict GBH
TH86041 - Attempt to inflict GBH
📁 Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required