Section 7B Offence of disclosing informationF1

(1)

A person to whom information is disclosed under regulations under section 7A (1) commits an offence if the person uses or discloses that information in contravention of the regulations.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.

(3)

In relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 2 Ch. 1A inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 101(3), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)