sch.1-sec.398Punishment of stealing

### sch.1-sec.398 Punishment of stealing Any person who steals anything capable of being stolen is guilty of a crime, and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for 5 years. The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section. An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer. sch 1 pt 6 div 1 ch 36 s 398 amd 1961 10 Eliz 2 No. 11 s 13; 1964 No. 14 s 9 ; 1973 No. 88 s 5 ; 1986 No. 1 s 27 ; 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2 ; 1989 No. 17 s 38 ; 1997 No. 3 s 65 ; 2002 No. 23 s 12 ; 2008 No. 55 s 67 ; 2014 No. 13 s 4 ; 2014 No. 39 s 29 ; 2016 No. 62 s 125 ; 2020 No. 34 s 5 ; 2024 No. 6 s 36 sch 1 ; 2026 No. 4 s 10 (sch.1-sec.398-ssec.1) Any person who steals anything capable of being stolen is guilty of a crime, and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for 5 years. (sch.1-sec.398-ssec.2) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section. (sch.1-sec.398-ssec.3) An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer.