Some Offences Require Acts
Some offences appear to be capable of commission only by positive acts, e.g. s4 Criminal Law Act 1967 acting with intent to prevent the apprehension of an offender, or Protection from Eviction Act 1977 "doing acts likely to interfere with the peace and comfort of a residential occupier" albeit that in R v Yuthiwattana (1985) 80 Cr. App. R. 55, a landlord's failure to replace a lost key was held an "act" of harassment against a tenant.
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