2(1)A person commits an offence if the person discloses information to which this Schedule applies.U.K.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraphs 3 to 5.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for not more than 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both), or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for not more than two years or to a fine (or both).
[F1(3A)In the application of this paragraph in England and Wales, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).]
(4)The reference in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months—
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(b)in its application to Northern Ireland.
(5)If section 85(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force on or before the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)section 85 of that Act (removal of limit on certain fines on conviction by magistrates' court) applies in relation to an offence under sub-paragraph (1) on and after that day as if it were a relevant offence (as defined in section 85(3) of that Act), and
(b)regulations described in section 85(11) of that Act may amend, repeal or otherwise modify sub-paragraph (3)(a).
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 2(3A) inserted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 29(2)
F2Sch. 5 para. 2(4)(a) omitted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 29(3)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 2(1)-(4) in force at 5.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/3162, art. 3(g)