SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Restrictions on disclosing information
Offence of disclosing information
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A person commits an offence if the person discloses information to which this Schedule applies.
I12
Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraphs 3 to 5.
I13
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).
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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).
I14
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).