SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Disclosure of information
PART 2Offences relating to disclosure and use of protected information
Penalty for offences under paragraphs 3 and 4
6
(1)
A person who commits an offence under paragraph 3 or 4 is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction—
(i)
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (in England and Wales or Scotland) or 6 months (in Northern Ireland),
(ii)
to a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (in Scotland or Northern Ireland), or
(iii)
to both;
(b)
on conviction on indictment—
(i)
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years,
(ii)
to a fine, or
(iii)
to both.
F1(2)
In the application of this paragraph in England and Wales, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).