# Official Secrets Act 1989, Section 10: Penalties.


(1) A person guilty of an offence under any provision of this Act other than section 8(1), (4) or (5) shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 8(1), (4) or (5) above shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/6/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-secrets-act-1989/section-10
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