[24A Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit]
Theft Act 1968 (1968 c 60) | Legislation

[24A  Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit]

[(1)     A person is guilty of an offence if—

(a)     a wrongful credit has been made to an account kept by him or in respect of which he has any right or interest;

(b)     he knows or believes that the credit is wrongful; and

(c)     he dishonestly fails to take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to secure that the credit is cancelled.

(2)     References to a credit are to a credit of an amount of money.

[(2A)     A credit to an account is wrongful to the extent that it derives from—

(a)

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