The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

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52B.—(1) Any person who discloses information in contravention of regulation 52A is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—

(a)on summary conviction—

(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine or to both,

(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

(3) In proceedings for an offence under this regulation, it is a defence for the accused to prove—

(a)that the accused did not know and had no reason to suspect that the information was confidential information; and

(b)that the accused took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.]

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