# The Customs Disclosure of Information and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2012, Regulation 4: Penalties for offence of disclosure of restricted information

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

(1) A person who commits an offence under regulation 3 is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or both.
(2) In England and Wales a prosecution for an offence under regulation 3 may be instituted only by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(3) In Northern Ireland a prosecution for an offence under regulation 3 may be instituted only—
(a) by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or
(b) with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1848/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-disclosure-of-information-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2012/regulation-4
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