C1Part 7Money Laundering

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Offences

333AF1Tipping off: regulated sector

1

A person commits an offence if—

a

the person discloses any matter within subsection (2);

b

the disclosure is likely to prejudice any investigation that might be conducted following the disclosure referred to in that subsection; and

c

the information on which the disclosure is based came to the person in the course of a business in the regulated sector.

2

The matters are that the person or another person has made a disclosure under this Part—

a

to a constable,

b

to an officer of Revenue and Customs,

c

to a nominated officer, or

d

to a F2National Crime Agency officer authorised for the purposes of this Part by the Director General of that Agency,

of information that came to that person in the course of a business in the regulated sector.

3

A person commits an offence if—

a

the person discloses that an investigation into allegations that an offence under this Part has been committed is being contemplated or is being carried out;

b

the disclosure is likely to prejudice that investigation; and

c

the information on which the disclosure is based came to the person in the course of a business in the regulated sector.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both;

b

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

5

This section is subject to—

a

section 333B (disclosures within an undertaking or group etc),

b

section 333C (other permitted disclosures between institutions etc), and

c

section 333D (other permitted disclosures etc).