Obtaining services by deception


Obtaining services by deception is a statutory offence in the Republic of Ireland. It has been abolished in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

England and Wales

See Theft Act 1978#Section 1 - Obtaining services by deception.

Northern Ireland

This offence was created by of the Theft Order 1978. That article was repealed on 15 January 2007 by sections 14 and and 15 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 3 to, the Fraud Act 2006, subject to transitional provisions and savings in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act.
Mode of trial
See article 6.
Sentence
A person guilty of this offence was liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding £1000, or to both.

Republic of Ireland

This offence is created by of the Criminal Justice Act, 2001