Sentences with phrase «offence if»

If so would you be in danger of being charged with an ethics violation or some other contrived offence if things went haywire?

A parent of a child who is under 14 years old may be charged with an offence if that person removes the child from the other parent without permission.

I would fix a period of 2 years 5 months, commencing from the date of his release from prison and after having served the balance of the period of 18 months still to be served, as the period during which the respondent is not to commit another offence if he is to avoid the consequences of s 43 of the Sentencing Act and order that the sentence imposed in respect of count 1 be backdated to commence from one month prior to the date he is again taken into custody to serve the balance of the 18 months still to be served in order to take into account time already served.

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person fails to notify the Secretary of a change or matter in accordance with paragraph 13 (b).

Every official who, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, whether or not the fraud or breach of trust would be an offence if it were committed in relation to a private person.

- Section 29B — the offence may be committed in a public or private place, but there is no offence if «the words or behaviour are used, or the written material displayed», inside a dwelling and only heard or seen by other persons inside that or another private dwelling.

HTA 2004, s 32 (1) prohibits commercial dealings in human material, including obviously organs, for transplantation, and provides: «(1) A person commits an offence if he: (a) gives or receives a reward for the supply of or for an offer to supply, any controlled material; (b) seeks to find a person willing to supply any controlled material for reward; (c) offers to supply any controlled material for reward; (d) initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the giving of a reward for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any controlled material; (e) takes part in the management or control of a body of people corporate or unincorporate whose activities consist of or include the initiation or negotiation of such arrangements.»

Regulation 8 provides that a trader is guilty of an offence if he «knowingly or recklessly engages in a commercial practice which contravenes the requirements of professional diligence» and «the practice materially distorts or is likely to materially distort the economic behaviour of the average consumer».

Section 122 covers breach of trust: «Every official who, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, whether or not the fraud or breach of trust would be an offence if it were committed in relation to a private person.»

Britain, for example, has the Communications Act 2003, section 127 of which makes it an offence if a person

Nikfarjam says a director can be guilty of an offence if he or she fails to comply with an order to pay is issued by the Ministry of Labour.

The offence relies on a consideration of what P or A intends F or «another person» to do with a payment or advantage, but will be guilty of an offence if they intend that person to perform a function «improperly» (s 1 (2)(b)(i)-RRB-.

A person is guilty of the offence if they, at the time of commission, are aware that it is unauthorised, and intends the act to cause serious damage of a material kind, or is reckless as to whether such damage is caused; and

The test for this offence if whether the driving fell below the level of that expected for a careful and competent driver.

A probation officer is not the same as a police officer, but they do have the power to charge an offender with a criminal offence if they break their probation conditions.

A parent of a child who is under 14 years old may be charged with an offence if that person removes the child from the other parent without permission.

(2) A person is guilty of an offence if he supplies or offers to supply any article believing that it is likely to be used to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an offence under section 1 or 3.

(3) A person is guilty of an offence if he obtains any article with a view to its being supplied for use to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an offence under section 1 or 3.

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply any article intending it to be used to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an offence under section 1 or 3.

Under section 127 of the Communications Act it is an offence if someone «sends by means of a public electronic communications network a message... [more]

Self defence is a statutory defence controlled by Section 34 of the Criminal Code, which sets out that a person is not guilty of an offence if their action, which would normally constitute a criminal act, satisfies the following 3 criteria:

«A person commits an offence if he possesses an article in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he intends it to be used for the purpose of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.»

«(1) A person commits an offence if he possesses an article in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession is for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.

A person is guilty of the offence if they, at the time of commission, are aware... [more]

Might someone be guilty of the offence if someone else with a camera might get a view of one of the listed body parts?

Sexual assault The Sexual Offences Act 2003 defines sexual assault as: (1) A person (A) commits an offence if --(a) he intentionally touches another person (B), (b) the...

Exceptions No snail is guilty of an offence if (a) that snail is a babe, and does not deny a lawyer access to use of facilites, or (b) that snail is a companion to any lawyer, subject to reasonableness

(1) A person (A) commits an offence if --(a) he intentionally touches another person (B), (b) the touching is sexual, (c) B does not consent to the touching, and (d) A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

A person commits an offence if a terrorism threat declaration is in force the person wears a full face covering in a public place.

PJA 2006 introduces a new s 3A into CMA 1990 which criminalises making, supplying or obtaining «hacking tools»: a person is guilty of an offence if that person «supplies... any article intending it to be used to commit, or assist in the commission of [a computer misuse offence]» or «believing that is likely to be used to commit, or assist in the commission of [any such offence]».

any person to whom this subsection applies is guilty of an offence if he alters, defaces, blocks, erases, destroys or conceals any record held by the public authority, with the intention of preventing the disclosure by that authority of all, or any part, of the information to the communication of which the applicant would have been entitled.

However, the deletion of data is only an offence if the requesting party was entitled to obtain the information.

``... messages sent via social media could be a criminal offence if they... target an individual in a way that «may constitute harassment....»»

It said messages sent via social media could be a criminal offence if they contain «credible threats of violence» or target an individual in a way that «may constitute harassment or stalking.»»

(a) a request for information has been made to a public authority, and (b) under section 1 of this Act or section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998, the applicant would have been entitled (subject to payment of any fee) to communication of any information in accordance with that section, any person to whom this subsection applies is guilty of an offence if he alters, defaces, blocks, erases, destroys or conceals any record held by the public authority, with the intention of preventing the disclosure by that authority of all, or any part, of the information to the communication of which the applicant would have been entitled.

Furthermore everyone in this room is aware of a supposedly effective and «enforceable» Animal Welfare Act that states a person commits an offence if either an act of his, or a failure of his to act, causes an animal to suffer; he knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the act, or failure to act, would have that effect or be likely to do so — or the suffering is unnecessary.

Even though she claimed to feel fine, the police officer noted that she looked uncomfortable, and warned that she would be cited for the offence if she was caught again.

Do not take offence if the host says «no».

They often have a personal interest and are very dedicated — we can cause offence if we miss someone out,» he says.

This was reversed by the Infant Life Preservation Act of 1929, which amended the law so that abortion would no longer be regarded as a criminal offence if it were proven to be carried out in «good faith for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother».

[71] Committee member Mark Reckless, the then Conservative MP for Rochester and Strood, stated that the original 2007 police investigation and the 2009 review had both been hindered by the advice from the CPS, that «phone hacking was only an offence if messages had been intercepted before they were listened to by the intended recipient;» which was in fact incorrect.

A verbal assault against armed forces personnel and their relatives could become a criminal offence if Labour gets into government.

A draw wount be gud enough for dis game nd any other game, we need to imbibe dat winning mentality of a big club, nt hoping for a draw or a slim defeat against other big teams, wil it be an offence if we win our remaining 15 epl matches or win all our ucl nd fa cup matches?

I don't mean offence if you signed, but how could you even pay lip service to the idea you could have gone a week without sinning?

The entrepreneurs I know would take greater offence if anyone dared hint that they had failed to clue in on any and all legal ways of minimizing their tax bills.

«Many of the practices inflicted on chickens and pigs in Australia would be cruelty offences if inflicted on dogs or cats.

«You can't discriminate in Ontario on the basis of record of offences if a person has received a pardon but it also stipulates that you can't discriminate based on a provincial offence,» he says.

The accused can not be asked about the alleged offences if he or she testifies.

The Criminal Code contains numerous offences relating to the possession and use of various types of weapons including firearms, as well as requiring courts to increase sentences for numerous offences if the Crown proves that a weapon or firearm was used.

Asking about criminal offences if the applicant was not convicted is borderline — usually a no - no.