Offences and penalties
9 Supplying video recording of unclassified work.
F21
A person who supplies or offers to supply a video recording containing a video work in respect of which no classification certificate has been issued is guilty of an offence unless—
a
the supply is, or would if it took place be, an exempted supply, or
b
the video work is an exempted work.
2
It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under this section to prove that the accused believed on reasonable grounds—
a
that the video work concerned or, if the video recording contained more than one work to which the charge relates, each of those works was either an exempted work or a work in respect of which a classification certificate had been issued, or
b
that the supply was, or would if it took place be, an exempted supply by virtue of section 3(4) or (5) of this Act.
F13
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both,
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding £20,000 or both.