# The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005, Regulation 17: Offence

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An intermediary agency that discloses information in contravention of regulation 7 without reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/890/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-information-and-intermediary-services-pre-commencement-adoptions-regulations-2005/regulation-17
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