18.—(1) This article applies if—
(a)an order under article 16(1) is made; and
(b)while the order has effect, any matter is included in a publication, in any part of the United Kingdom, in contravention of the order.
(2) Where the publication is a newspaper or periodical, any proprietor, editor or publisher of the newspaper or periodical is guilty of an offence.
(3) Where the publication is a relevant programme—
(a)any body corporate or Scottish partnership engaged in providing the programme service in which the programme is included, and
(b)any person having functions in relation to the programme corresponding to those of an editor of a newspaper,
is guilty of an offence.
(4) In the case of any other publication, any person publishing it is guilty of an offence.
(5) If an offence under this article committed by a body corporate is proved—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer, or
(b)to be attributable to any neglect on the part of an officer,
the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(6) In paragraph (5) “officer” means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity.
(7) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, “director” in paragraph (6) means a member of that body.
(8) Where an offence under this article is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(9) A person guilty of an offence under this article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(10) Proceedings for an offence under this article may not be instituted—
(a)in England and Wales otherwise than by or with the consent of the Attorney General; or
(b)in Northern Ireland otherwise than by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 18 in force at 1.8.2013, see art. 1