2013, No. 10
Crimes
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PART XIV
CRIMES AGAINST THE
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
159. Interpretation - In this Part, unless the context
otherwise requires:
“dishonestly”, in relation to an act or omission, means done
or omitted without a belief that there was express or
implied consent to, or authority for, the act or omission
from a person entitled to give such consent or authority;
“document” means a document, or part of a document, in
any form; and includes, without limitation:
(a) any paper or other material used for writing or
printing that is marked with matter capable of
being read; or
(b) any photograph, or any photographic negative, plate,
slide, film, or microfilm, or any photostatic
negative; or
(c) any disc, tape, wire, sound track, card, or other
material or device in or on which information,
sounds, or other data are recorded, stored
(whether temporarily or permanently), or
embodied so as to be capable, with or without the
aid of some other equipment, of being
reproduced; or
(d) any material by means of which information is
supplied, whether directly or by means of any
equipment, to any device used for recording or
storing or processing information; or
(e) any material derived, whether directly or by means of
any equipment, from information recorded or
stored or processed by any device used for
recording or storing or processing information.
“obtain”, in relation to any person, means obtain or retain
for the person or for any other person.
160. Matters of ownership-(1) For the purposes of this Part,
a person is to be regarded as the owner of any property that is
stolen if, at the time of the theft, that person has: