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Thou shall not steal .... except when electriciity is involved

Jaymack

Having returned from South African residence in 2000, I keep in touch. This video, shows the escalation of electricity meter abstraction going on there now. In a country with an escalation of daily power cuts, caused by lack of maintenance on power stations since the government changed colour. What does the future hold there ?. How does the level compare with the UK ?.   

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  • In English law you cannot steal electricity as it is not a tangible thing in the same way you cannot steal land as you cannot move it, you can however steal soil and rocks.

    For this reason Section 13 of the Theft Act made an offence of abstraction and unlawfully causing to be wasted electricity. 

    JP

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  • In English law you cannot steal electricity as it is not a tangible thing in the same way you cannot steal land as you cannot move it, you can however steal soil and rocks.

    For this reason Section 13 of the Theft Act made an offence of abstraction and unlawfully causing to be wasted electricity. 

    JP

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