Regulation 3 Processing of information disclosedI1
England, Wales and Scotland
Information disclosed under regulation 2(1), (4), (6) or (7) may not be disclosed to any other person except—
for a purpose mentioned in paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act; or
for the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings.
A person who discloses information in breach of paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both;
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F112 months the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 3(2)(b) substituted (E.W.) (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2