Crimes Act 1958
12AAn offence that, at the time it was committed, was a forensic sample offence.
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12A An offence that, at the time it was committed, was a forensic sample offence.
Property offences
14 An offence against, or for which the penalty or the maximum or minimum penalty is fixed by, any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 repealed on 1 October 1974 by section 2(1)(b) of the Crimes (Theft) Act 1973:
(a) section 117 (robbery; larceny from the person);
(b) section 118 (assault with intent to rob);
(c) section 119 (robbery with wounding);
(d) section 120 (robbery under arms or company);
(e) section 128 (burglary by breaking out);
(f) section 130 (burglary with wounding);
(g) section 132 (entering house at night with intent to commit a felony);
(h) section 133 (breaking into etc., building within curtilage);
(i) section 134 (house-breaking);
(j) section 135 (house-breaking etc., with intent etc.);
(k) section 138 (larceny in the house);
(l) section 139 (larceny with menaces).
15 The common law offence of robbery abolished on 1 October 1974 by section 3(1) of the Crimes (Theft) Act 1973.
16 The common law offence of burglary abolished on 1 October 1974 by section 3(1) of the Crimes (Theft) Act 1973.
18 An offence against, or for which the penalty or the maximum or minimum penalty is fixed by, any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 repealed on 1 July 1979 by section 2(1)(c) of the Crimes (Criminal Damage) Act 1978:
(a) section 196 (setting fire to church etc.);
(b) section 197 (setting fire to house anyone being in it);
(c) section 199 (setting fire to railway buildings etc.);
(d) section 200 (setting fire to public buildings);
(e) section 201 (setting fire to other buildings);
(f) section 202 (setting fire to goods in buildings);
(g) section 203 (attempting to set fire to buildings).
19 An offence against section 203A (placing inflammable substance with intent to destroy, damage, etc.) (as amended) of the Crimes Act 1958 repealed on 1 July 1979 by section 2(1)(c) of the Crimes (Criminal Damage) Act 1978.
Explosive substances
Parties to offence