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RestrictStartDate="2026-04-07"><Number>CHAPTER 4</Number><Title>Information</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/part/7/chapter/4/crossheading/information-offences-and-penalties" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/part/7/chapter/4/crossheading/information-offences-and-penalties" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-7-chapter-4-crossheading-information-offences-and-penalties" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2025-09-30"><Title>Information offences and penalties</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2025-09-30"><Title>Penalties for information offences</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113" id="section-113"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-9e370a3e3dbe3970061d79c7533e35e0"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-dbda85f6cd35c240a31992169e6653dc"/>113</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1" id="section-113-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who commits an offence under section 109(1), 110(2) or 111(1) is liable—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/a" id="section-113-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/b" id="section-113-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/1/c" id="section-113-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on conviction on indictment, to a fine.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2" id="section-113-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who commits an offence under section 109(3),  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3d701e63d5b71a59a56c698368bc48fb-1758816638960" CommentaryRef="key-3d701e63d5b71a59a56c698368bc48fb">(4), (5) or (6A)</Substitution>, 110(4),  <Substitution ChangeId="key-7ef2cabbc723327349e1b5b21166b7d8-1758816679818" CommentaryRef="key-7ef2cabbc723327349e1b5b21166b7d8">(5), (6) or (6A)</Substitution>, 111(2) or (3) or 112(1) is liable—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/a" id="section-113-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/b" id="section-113-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/c" id="section-113-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2/d" id="section-113-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/3" id="section-113-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who commits an offence under section 112(2) or (3) is liable—</Text><P3 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18/section/142/1">142(1)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/982" id="cxlx6cn55-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2025" Number="982" Title="The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025">S.I. 2025/982</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxlx6cn55-00010" id="cxlx6cn55-00011" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/982/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-7ef2cabbc723327349e1b5b21166b7d8" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cxlx6cn55-00017" SectionRef="section-113-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/50/section/113/2">s. 113(2)</CitationSubRef> substituted (30.9.2025) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18" id="cxlx6cn55-00018" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2025" Number="18" Title="Data (Use and Access) Act 2025">Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxlx6cn55-00018" id="cxlx6cn55-00019" SectionRef="section-124-7-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18/section/124/7/b" Operative="true">ss. 124(7)(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxlx6cn55-00018" id="cxlx6cn55-00020" SectionRef="section-142-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18/section/142/1">142(1)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/982" id="cxlx6cn55-00021" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2025" Number="982" Title="The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025">S.I. 2025/982</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxlx6cn55-00021" id="cxlx6cn55-00022" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/982/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary Type="I" 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