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Amendment of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988Penalties for criminal offences
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The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) (in this Act referred to as the “1988 Act”) is amended as follows.
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In section 107(4)(b) (criminal liability for making or dealing with infringing articles, etc.), for “two” substitute “ten”.
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In section 198(5)(b) (criminal liability for making, dealing with or using illicit recordings), for “two” substitute “ten”.
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In section 297A(2) (criminal liability in relation to unauthorised decoders)—
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for paragraph (a) substitute—
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on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
; and
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in paragraph (b), for “two” substitute “ten”.
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This section does not have effect in relation to any offence committed before the commencement of this section.