National Lottery etc. Act 1993

[F1 4C Wrongful disclosure U.K.

(1) This section applies to a person—

(a) who is or was an officer or employee of the [F2 Gambling] Commission, or

(b) who acts or acted on behalf of the [F3 Gambling] Commission.

(2) A person to whom this section applies commits an offence if he discloses information received from the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in contravention of section 4B(3) and the information relates to a person whose identity—

(a) is specified in the disclosure, or

(b) can be deduced from it.

(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section of disclosing information to prove that he reasonably believed—

(a) that the disclosure was lawful, or

(b) that the information had already and lawfully been made available to the public.

(4) 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, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(5) In relation to a conviction occurring before the commencement of section 282 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (short sentences) the reference in subsection (4)(b) to 12 months shall have effect as if it were a reference to six months.

(6) In the application of this section to Scotland or Northern Ireland the reference in subsection (4)(b) to 12 months shall be taken as a reference to six months.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 4B, 4C inserted (1.10.2006) by National Lottery Act 2006 (c. 23), ss. 2, 22(1); S.I. 2006/2630, art. 2(a)

F2 Word in s. 4C(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5 (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)

F3 Word in s. 4C(1)(b) substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5 (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)