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[David]

Abstracting of electricity
A person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

Assuming this isn't tongue in cheek, regardless of someone pressing a button, the lights are on in any event and I doubt that the 'wait' sign being illuminated and a few 'beeps' are going to use much more, especially when the amber flashes which presumably uses less than a steady lamp...

[bensonby]

S.19 of the Zebra, Pelican, and Puffing Pedestrian Crossings regulations 1997 would Probably fit and be the most appropriate offence.

[ococircusboy]

I agree, but all good police officers, must hold this thought in the back of their mind?!
NO it's not a requirement, but ask yourself....whats the point of making a successful/lawful arrest, when you know yourself it won't go to prosecution!?

To get someone off the street - breach of ASBO for example. I know that if someone breaches their asbo nothing is going to happen, but I arrest to put them before the court (and to get them off the street for the day and night)

[Chewie]

S.19 of the Zebra, Pelican, and Puffing Pedestrian Crossings regulations 1997 would Probably fit and be the most appropriate offence.

Puffing?!

[Derf]

a clip round the ear and take him home to dad...


... no wait.. errmmmmm...

[Sharpe]

Assuming this isn't tongue in cheek, regardless of someone pressing a button, the lights are on in any event and I doubt that the 'wait' sign being illuminated and a few 'beeps' are going to use much more, especially when the amber flashes which presumably uses less than a steady lamp...

Ooops, I'm sorry, I didn't realise the offence wording stipulated a minimum amount of electricity that had to be used, I thought it said 'any electricity'.

Oh wait....

[Sharpe]

Erm, not sure where the point to prove for dishonestly wasting it comes from to be fair :S

Find Friends - the Life, Mates and Buddies Act 2012.

Well, the Theft Act defines what dishonesty isn't:

(a)if he appropriates the property in the belief that he has in law the right to deprive the other of it, on behalf of himself or of a third person; or
(b)if he appropriates the property in the belief that he would have the other’s consent if the other knew of the appropriation and the circumstances of it; or
©(except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps

And it's wasted as it's not being used for the purpose it is intended (i.e. to cross the road).

NOTE: If I came across this I would not be arresting the person involved. I would be telling them to get a life. But for me the offence fits.