<P> The expression "offence against property" is used as a term of art in section 3 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2 c. 67) and is defined for that purpose by paragraphs 3 (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) and 4 (Scotland) of the Schedule to that Act </P> <P> In the application of section 3 of the 1952 Act to England and Wales and to Northern Ireland it means any offence punishable under any of the following enactments: </P> <Ul> <Li> the Malicious Damage Act 1861 </Li> <Li> section 13 of the Debtors Act 1869 and section 13 of the Debtors Act (Ireland) 1872 (which relate to the obtaining of credit by false pretences and to certain frauds on creditors) </Li> <Li> section 28 of the Road Traffic Act 1930 and section 4 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1930 (which relate to the taking of a motor vehicle without the owner's consent) </Li> <Li> the Theft Act 1968 except section 8 (robbery) </Li> <Li> the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 except section 8 (robbery) </Li> <Li> the Theft Act 1978 </Li> <Li> the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 </Li> <Li> the Criminal Damage Act 1971 </Li> <Li> the Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 </Li> <Li> the Fraud Act 2006 </Li> <Li> an offence under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 of causing an explosion likely to cause serious injury to property in connection with such an attack as is mentioned in section 1 (1) (b) of the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978 </Li> <Li> an offence under section 2 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 where the circumstances are that, either, in the case of a contravention of subsection (2), the act falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection would, had it been done, have constituted an offence falling within the foregoing sub-paragraphs, or, in the case of a contravention of subsection (3) or (4), the act threatened would, had it been done, have constituted such an offence </Li> <Li> an offence under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 of causing an explosion likely to cause serious injury to property in connection with such an attack as is mentioned in section 2 (1) of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 </Li> </Ul> <Li> the Malicious Damage Act 1861 </Li>

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