Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 No. 19

PART 1 N.I. Sexual offences

CHAPTER 2 N.I. Anonymity and privacy

Anonymity of victims N.I.

Increase in penalty for breach of anonymity N.I.

10.—(1) Section 5 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (offences) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) omit the words from “and liable” to “standard scale”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 30(2)

I2 S. 10 in operation at 28.9.2023 by S.R. 2023/142, art. 3