Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Act 2015 (c. 16)

1 Offence of supplying specialist printing equipment knowing it will be used for criminal purposes E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person supplies any specialist printing equipment, and

(b) in making the supply, the person knows that the equipment will be or is intended to be used for the purposes of criminal conduct.

(2) “Criminal conduct” means conduct which constitutes—

(a) an offence under the law of England and Wales, or

(b) an offence under the law of a country outside England and Wales which, if it took place in England and Wales, would constitute an offence in England and Wales.

(3) An individual guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or to a fine, or to both.

(4) Any other person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine.

(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person's conduct was necessary for a purpose related to the prevention or detection of crime.