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Larceny Act 1916

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8Damaging fixtures, trees, &c, with intent to steal

Every person who—

(1)Steals, or, with intent to steal, rips cuts severs or breaks—

(a)any glass or woodwork belonging to any building; or

(b)any metal or utensil or fixture, fixed in or to any building ; or

(c)anything made of metal fixed in any land being private property, or as a fence to any dwelling-house, garden or area, or in any square or street, or in any place dedicated to public use or ornament, or in any burial-ground:

(2)Steals, or, with intent to steal, cuts, breaks, roots up or otherwise destroys or damages the whole or any part of any tree, sapling, shrub, or underwood growing—

(a)in any place whatsoever, the value of the article stolen or the injury done being to the amount of one shilling at the least, after two previous summary convictions of any such offence; or

(b)in any park, pleasure ground, garden, orchard, or avenue, or in any ground adjoining or belonging to any dwelling-house, the value of the article stolen or the injury done exceeding the amount of one pound ; or

(c)in any place whatsoever, the value of the article stolen or the injury done exceeding the amount of five pounds :

(3)Steals, or with intent to steal, destroys or damages any plant, root, fruit, or vegetable production growing in any garden, orchard, pleasure ground, nursery-ground, hothouse, greenhouse or conservatory, after a previous summary conviction of any such offence ;

shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof liable to be punished as in the case of simple larceny.

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