The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts for certain offences under Common Law. Criminal Justice Act 1987, Theft Act 1968 added by Theft (Amendment) Act 1996, Computer Misuse Act 1990, Trade Marks Act 1994, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 as added by Copyright and Related Rights Regulations Reg, and Trade Marks Act 1994, in England and Wales, 2001 to 20051,2StatuteOffence description20012002200320042005Common Law. Criminal Justice Act 1987 Sec.12.Conspiracy to defraud.1,2159861,018967955Theft Act 1968 Sec 15A as added by Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 S.1.Obtaining a money transfer by deception.434410457442465Theft Act 1968 S.24A as added by Theft (Amendment)Act 1996 S.2.Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit.909710913881Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec 2.Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences.469611Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec 3.Unauthorised modification of computer material.1283108Trade Marks Act, 1994 Sec 92 and 94.Unauthorised use of Trade Mark etc in relations to goods. Falsification of Register etc.410407486598928Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Sec. 198 1a, b, d.iii. and Sec. 107 1a,b, d.iv and E.Makes, imports or distributes illicit recordings. Makes for sale or hire, imports possesses or distributes articles which infringes copyright.57374665107Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 S.107 2A and 4A as added by Copyright and Related Rights Regulations Reg 26 (1)Person infringes copyright in a work by communicating the work to the public.nilnilnil616Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 S.198 2A and 5A as added by Copyright and Related Rights Regulations Reg 26 (3) Person who infringes a performer's making available right in the course of business/otherwise.nilnilnil32Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec.1.Unauthorised access to computer material.94755Trade Marks Act, 1994, Sees 84, 85, 95.Contravention of the Rules prescribing the conditions for person entitled to be registered Trade Mark Agents. Falsely representing trade mark as registered44225Total2,2351,9592,1372,2422,583 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform