249Interpretation

249 Interpretation

In this chapter –

false pretence means a false representation of fact, made by words or otherwise, which the person making it knows to be false or does not believe to be true; but does not include –

(a) a promise as to future conduct not intended to be kept, unless such promise is based upon a fact falsely alleged to exist, or implies the existence of a fact which does not exist;

(b) untrue commendation or untrue depreciation of an article, unless such untrue commendation or untrue depreciation is made by means of a definite false assertion as to some matter of fact capable of being positively determined;

obtain means an obtaining by the offender from the owner, with an intent on the part of the offender to deprive the owner permanently and entirely of the thing obtained, and it includes cases in which things are obtained by a contract which is obtained by false pretence, unless the obtaining under the contract is merely remotely connected with the false pretence.