Theft Act 1607
The Theft Act 1607[1] (c.6)[2] is an Act of the Parliament of Scotland.
Title
"Act Anent woddis parkis planting dowcattis et cetera " (An Act concerning woods, parks, planting, doocots, etc.)
Content
The Act was subject to six separate repeals of words by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c.80). Its form prior to those repeals was:
| “ | Oure Souerane Lord and Estaittis of this present parliament Considering ... ? ... saidis Estaittis Statutis and Ordinis that quha-soeuir shall be fundin ... ? ... brakis dowcattis Steillis Beis and fisches in propir stankis and loches Shall be callit and convenit thairfoir as a braker of the Law ather befoir the privie counsall or ony vther ordinar magistrat within this realme at the optioun of the pairtie complenar And the penaltie to be Imposit and takin of the Controvenaris befoir the saidis ordinar Inferiour Judges Auchtnocht to exceid the sowme of fourtie pundis of this Realme And the secrete counsaill ... ? ... | ” |
(Note that this text is reconstructed from the text on SLD (below) and the repeals (below). Because the 1964 Act does not quote the repealed words in full, the passages marked "... ? ..." cannot be reconstructed by this method)
The 1964 Act repealed the following words, with effect from 31 July 1964:[3]
| “ | The words from "Considering" to "saidis Estaittis", the words from "shall be fundin" to "brakis dowcattis", the word "ather", the words "the privie counsall or", the word "vther", the words "at the optioun of the pairtie complenar", and the words from "And the secrete counsaill" to the end. | ” |
Following the repeals, and until 2002, the Act looked like this:
| “ | Oure Souerane Lord and Estaittis of this present parliament . . . Statutis and Ordinis that quha-soeuir . . . Steillis Beis and fisches in propir stankis and loches Shall be callit and convenit thairfoir as a braker of the Law . . . befoir . . . ony . . . ordinar magistrat within this realme . . . And the penaltie to be Imposit and takin of the Controvenaris befoir the saidis ordinar Inferiour Judges Auchtnocht to exceid the sowme of fourtie pundis of this Realme . | ” |
- (Our sovereign Lord and estates of this present parliament ... statutise and ordain that whosoever ... steals bees, or fishes in private ponds and lochs, shall be called and confined therefor as a breaker of the law ... before ... any ... ordinary magistrate within this realm ... and the penalty to be imposed and taken of the controveners before the said ordinary inferior judges ought not to exceed the sum of £40 of this realm.)
Repeals and amendments
The Act was amended by the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 which removed the words "and fisches in propir stankis and loches" thus leaving only bees ("Beis") as the subjects of this Act.
References
- ↑ This short title was conferred by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c.80), section 2 and Schedule 2
- ↑ This Act is listed in the 12mo edition as 1607 c.3; Ibid.
- ↑ The repealing provision came into force on the date on which the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 received royal assent, because no other date was specified
External links
Text of the Theft Act 1607 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk