MCQs on Theft – OCR A Level Law

What statute defines the offence of theft?

• Criminal Justice Act 2003

• Theft Act 1968

• Offences Against the Person Act 1861

• Fraud Act 2006

Which of the following is not an element of theft under s.1 of the Theft Act 1968?

• Appropriation

• Property

• Recklessness

• Intention to permanently deprive

What is the legal definition of theft?

• Dishonestly acquiring property through deception

• Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention to permanently deprive the other of it

• Taking property with force

• Taking someone's property without any dishonest intention

Which of the following is an example of 'property' under the Theft Act 1968?

• Land

• Confidential information

• Money

• Wild animals

Which case first defined ‘appropriation’ in theft?

• R v Turner (No 2)

• R v Lawrence

• R v Velumyl

• Oxford v Moss

Which case confirmed that consent is irrelevant to appropriation?

• R v Ghosh

• R v Lloyd

• R v Hinks

• R v Morris

In which case did the court find that confidential information does not count as ‘property’?

• R v Kelly and Lindsay

• Oxford v Moss

• R v Velumyl

• R v Hale

What was decided in R v Turner (No 2)?

• You cannot steal your own property

• You can steal your own property if it is in possession or control of another

• Borrowing property can amount to theft

• Dishonesty requires a subjective test

Which of the following best describes the intention to permanently deprive?

• Temporary use of property

• Depriving the owner of all economic value

• Borrowing for a short time

• Using the property with permission

According to R v Lloyd, when can borrowing be equivalent to an intention to permanently deprive?

• When the item is returned in better condition

• When the borrowing is unauthorised

• When the item's 'goodness, virtue and practical value' has gone

• When the item is kept for more than 24 hours