3.4 Burglary
The two section 9 routes, building, trespass, intent at entry, conditional intent and offending after entry.
Prepare for legal application, not isolated recall
Use the exact 2026 syllabus, distinguish neighbouring offences and powers, apply facts to elements and safeguards and recheck the College page for any exceptional formal update.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Section 9(1)(a): Focus on entry as a trespasser with the required ulterior intent at that time.
Exam cue: Locate the exact 2026 Appendix A heading before choosing the governing rule or procedure.
Concept 2
Building or part: Identify the relevant building or part and any permission boundaries affecting trespass.
Exam cue: Separate definitions and offence elements from powers, safeguards, defences and procedural consequences.
Concept 3
Knowledge of trespass: Apply the required fault concerning entry as a trespasser.
Exam cue: Apply the facts to adjacent rules instead of answering from the seriousness of the outcome alone.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Using an earlier manual edition or an unnotified later legal development as the examination rule.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Memorising isolated labels while missing the knowledge, understanding and application demanded by the NIE.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Collapsing distinct rules within Burglary into one undifferentiated test.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Memory anchors
Section 9(1)(a)
Focus on entry as a trespasser with the required ulterior intent at that time.
Building or part
Identify the relevant building or part and any permission boundaries affecting trespass.
Knowledge of trespass
Apply the required fault concerning entry as a trespasser.
Conditional intent
Test whether the intention at entry can satisfy the prescribed route even though the target is conditional.
Section 9(1)(b)
Separate the later theft or grievous-bodily-harm conduct or attempt from the intent-at-entry route.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
P enters a house as a trespasser intending to steal inside. Which burglary route is complete on entry?
Q enters a warehouse as a trespasser without ulterior intent, then decides inside to steal and does so. Which route applies?
R enters as a trespasser and intentionally inflicts grievous bodily harm inside. Which burglary route may apply?
S enters a shop during opening hours but goes behind a staff-only barrier knowing permission does not extend there. Can S be a trespasser in part of a building?
T reaches through an open window far enough to remove property. Is full-body entry essential?
Answer all questions to submit.
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