F1SCHEDULE 1Anonymity of victims
Penalty for breaching prohibition imposed by paragraph 1(2)
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1
If anything is included in a publication in contravention of the prohibition imposed by paragraph 1(2), each of the persons responsible for the publication is guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—
a
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
b
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
3
The persons responsible for a publication are as follows—
Type of publication | Persons responsible |
|---|---|
Newspaper or other periodical | Any person who is a proprietor, editor or publisher of the newspaper or periodical. |
Relevant programme | Any person who—
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Any other kind of publication | Any person who publishes the publication. |
4
If an offence under this paragraph is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of—
a
a senior officer of a body corporate, or
b
a person purporting to act in such a capacity,
the senior officer or person (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
5
“Senior officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; and for this purpose “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
6
Proceedings for an offence under this paragraph—
a
if alleged to have been committed in England and Wales, may not be instituted except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General;
b
if alleged to have been committed in Northern Ireland, may not be instituted except by, or with the consent of, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
Sch. 1 inserted (3.5.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 71(2), 88(4) (with s. 86(15))