sentences:  In theory, a person could eat a meal at a restaurant, not pay, but leave his name and address in order for the restaurant to start civil recovery procedures against him - as long as the details were correct, and he did intend to pay at some point in the future (by way of civil recovery) then no offence under Section 3 would be committed.This offence is created by article 5 of the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I.1978/1407 (N.I.