Not exact matches
Currently, people found guilty of offence
under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 for obtaining, disclosing or procuring information without consent are subject to an
unlimited fine.
Bosses that knowingly employ illegal migrants will be liable for
unlimited fines and could even be sent to prison
under new measures outlined by the government today.
In addition to the power
under s 1 to impose an
unlimited fine, s 9 gives the courts a power to order an organisation convicted of the new offence to take steps to remedy the management failure leading to death.
Companies convicted
under s7 face an
unlimited fine.
Under the guidelines, large UK companies face
unlimited fines with a starting point of # 7.5 m on organisations with a turnover of more than # 50m, for corporate manslaughter.
Currently, it is an offence punishable by a
fine of up to # 5,000 on summary conviction or
unlimited on conviction on indictment,
under s 55 of the Act for anyone «to sell or offer to sell personal data which has been (or is subsequently) obtained / procured knowingly or recklessly without the consent of the data controller».
Under the provisions of the 2002 Act, people found guilty of engaging in such cartels can be punished by a sentence of up to five years in prison, an
unlimited fine, or both.
The offence of cruelty to a child
under 16 in the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, s 1 is a much more serious offence, and the maximum sentence following conviction on indictment is 10 years» imprisonment and / or an
unlimited fine.