9 Unauthorised disclosure of information: penalties etc
Mesothelioma Act 2014 (2014 c 1) | Legislation

9  Unauthorised disclosure of information: penalties etc

(1)     A person guilty of an offence under section 8 is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.

(2)     A person guilty of an offence under section 8 is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [the general limit in a magistrates' court] or a fine;

(b)     on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

(c)     on summary conviction

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