Cap. 9 Art. 271Theftaggravated by "the nature of thethingstolen".

Theft is aggravated by "the nature of the thing stolen"-

(a) when it is committed upon things exposed to danger, whether by their being cast away or removed for safety, or by their being abandoned on account of urgent personal danger arising from fire, the falling of a building, or from any shipwreck, flood, invasion by an enemy, or any other grave calamity;

(b) when it is committed on beehives;

(c) when it is committed on any kind of cattle, large or small, in any pasture-ground, farmhouse or stable, provided the value be not less than two euro and thirty-three cents (€2.33);

(d) when it is committed on any cordage, or other things essentially required for the navigation or for the safety of ships or vessels;

(e) when it is committed on any net or other tackle cast in the sea, for the purpose of fishing;

(f) when it is committed on any article of ornament or clothing which is at the time on the person of any child under nine years of age;

(g) when it is committed on any vehicle in a public place or in a place accessible to the public, or on any part or accessory of, or anything inside, such vehicle;

(h) when it is committed on nuclear material as defined in article 314B(4);

(i) when it is committed on any public record as defined in article 2 of the National Archives Act.