Fraud Act 2006
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The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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UK statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
companies
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individuals ⓘ |
| citation | 2006 c. 35 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2007-01-15 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsOffence |
fraud by abuse of position
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fraud by failing to disclose information ⓘ fraud by false representation ⓘ liability of company officers for fraudulent business ⓘ making or supplying articles for use in frauds ⓘ obtaining services dishonestly ⓘ participating in fraudulent business carried on by a sole trader ⓘ possession of articles for use in frauds ⓘ |
| definesFraudByAbuseOfPositionIn | Section 4 ⓘ |
| definesFraudByFailingToDiscloseInformationIn | Section 3 ⓘ |
| definesFraudByFalseRepresentationIn | Section 2 ⓘ |
| definesGeneralOffenceOfFraudIn | Section 1 ⓘ |
| definesObtainingServicesDishonestlyIn | Section 11 ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept | dishonest intent to make a gain or cause a loss ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, criminal liability for fraud and obtaining services dishonestly. ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to create a general offence of fraud
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to create offences relating to obtaining services dishonestly ⓘ to modernise and consolidate previous fraud-related offences ⓘ to reform the law of fraud ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom (excluding Scotland for most provisions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedLegislation |
Theft Act 1968 provisions relating to deception offences
NERFINISHED
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Theft Act 1978 provisions relating to deception offences ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2006-11-08 ⓘ |
| section |
Section 1
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Section 11 ⓘ Section 12 ⓘ Section 2 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 6 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fraud Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dishonesty
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fraud ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
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