Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Fraud Act 2006 (2006)

A person is in breach of this section if he—
(a) occupies a position in which he is expected to safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests of another person, (b) dishonestly abuses that position, and (c) intends, by means of the abuse of that position— (i) to make a gain for himself or another, or (ii) to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss. (2) A person may be regarded as having abused his position even though his conduct consisted of an omission rather than an act.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom Fraud Act 2006 (2006)

A person is guilty of an offence if he makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply any article—
(a) knowing that it is designed or adapted for use in the course of or in connection with fraud, or (b) intending it to be used to commit, or assist in the commission of, fraud. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or to both) ; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine (or to both) .
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Parliament of the United Kingdom Fraud Act 2006 (2006)

Scope of offences relating to stolen goods under the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)
4 Nothing in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 affects the operation of section 24 of the Theft Act 1968 in relation to goods obtained in the circumstances described in section 15 (1) of that Act where the obtaining is the result of a deception made before the commencement of that paragraph.
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