The case is given as an example of the extension of the Theft Act 1968 to cover goods forming part of a property.
The Larceny Act 1916 had codified the common law, including larceny itself, but it remained a complex web of offences.
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The offence of obtaining by false pretences, contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916, was replaced by the offence of obtaining property by deception, contrary to section 15 of the Theft Act 1968.