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Larceny Act Amendment Act 1870

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Member of copartnership guilty of converting to his own use &c. property of copartnership, liable to be tried as if not such member.

Larceny Act Amendment Act 1870

Public Act		1870 No 8
Date of assent		23 July 1870

	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Member of copartnership guilty of converting to his own use &c. property of copartnership, liable to be tried as if not such member.

An Act to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzlement.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Larceny Act Amendment Act, 1870;” and it shall come into operation on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

2 Member of copartnership guilty of converting to his own use &c. property of copartnership, liable to be tried as if not such member.

31 and 32 Vict c. 116. s. 1.

If any person being a member of any copartnership, or being one of two or more beneficial owners of any money goods or effects, bills notes securities or other property, shall steal or embezzle any such money goods or effects, bills notes securities or other property, of or belonging to any such copartnership, or to such joint beneficial owners, every such person shall be liable to be dealt with tried convicted and punished for the same as if such person had not been or was not a member of such copartnership or one of such beneficial owners.

Larceny Act Amendment Act 1870