# The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 18: Modification of section 157 (maximum amount of penalty)


Section 157 has effect as if—
(a) subsection (1) were omitted;
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “Part 3 of this Act” there were substituted “the PEC Regulations”;
(ii) in paragraph (a), for the words from “section 35” to “or 78” there were substituted “regulation 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 19, 20, 21, 21A, 21B, 22, 23 , 24 or 32B(4) or (5)”;
(c) subsections (3) and (4A) were omitted;
(d) after subsection (4A) there were inserted—
“(4B) In relation to an infringement of section 142(8B) of this Act, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is the higher maximum amount.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2426/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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