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Elections Act 2022, Section 51 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

51Notice to take down electronic material in breach of section 41U.K.

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(1)This section applies if—

(a)the Commission imposes a fixed monetary penalty under paragraph 1 of Schedule 19C to PPERA on a person in relation to an offence under section 48(1) in respect of any electronic material,

(b)the Commission imposes a discretionary requirement under paragraph 5 of that Schedule on a person in relation to such an offence,

(c)the Commission serves a stop notice under paragraph 10 of that Schedule on a person in relation to such an offence, or

(d)the Commission accepts an undertaking under paragraph 15 of that Schedule from a person in relation to such an offence.

(2)The Commission may give a notice in writing to a person by whom the electronic material is published requiring the person to take the action specified in the notice to remove the material, or to disable access to it, before the end of the period specified in the notice.

(3)A person to whom a notice under subsection (2) has been given commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with the notice. 

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—

(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b)on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(5)The court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (3) must notify the Commission of the person’s conviction and the sentence imposed on the conviction as soon as is practicable.

(6)This section is subject to section 52 (further provision about notices under this section).

Commencement Information

I1S. 51 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)

I2S. 51 in force at 1.11.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(f) (with Sch. para. 10)

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