Part 1Offences
Increases of penalties
I115Maximum penalty for contravening notice relating to encrypted information
1
In section 53 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) (offence of contravening disclosure requirement)—
a
in paragraph (a) of subsection (5), for “two years” substitute “
the appropriate maximum term
”
; and
b
after that subsection insert the subsections set out in subsection (2).
2
The inserted subsections are—
5A
In subsection (5) ‘the appropriate maximum term’ means—
a
in a national security case, five years; and
b
in any other case, two years.
5B
In subsection (5A) ‘a national security case’ means a case in which the grounds specified in the notice to which the offence relates as the grounds for imposing a disclosure requirement were or included a belief that the imposition of the requirement was necessary in the interests of national security.
3
This section does not apply to offences committed before the commencement of this section.