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».
Last week, the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) announced it would be amending s 60 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) to raise the punishment to up to six months imprisonment on summary conviction, and up to two years imprisonment
on conviction on indictment.
By the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, s71 (in force on 6 April 2010) a person, who holds another person in slavery or servitude or requires another person to perform forced or compulsory labour (see Art 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights), is guilty of an offence liable on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months in England and Wales or six months in Northern Ireland or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both and
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or a fine or both.
It is worth pointing out that a person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both, and
on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both.
Not exact matches
«The schools have reasonably concluded that they are quite likely to become the next target of OCR if they follow their religious
convictions on these matters,» said Baylor, whose Christian legal advocacy group has advised some colleges
on how to seek the exemptions.
The founder's master plan rests
on the
conviction that he can turn the PC - based business into what he likes to call an «enterprise solutions and services» business.
On stage, Fisher stated his
conviction that Target Canada was making progress and that 2014 would be a greatly improved year.
She has learned what it takes to turn a hunch into a massive business: a clear vision, yes, and the
conviction to see it through, of course, but also an appetite for risk, a willingness to make changes
on the go and nerves of highly tempered steel.
The future of Martha Stewart Living looked to be in serious jeopardy after her 2004
conviction on insider trading charges.
Volkert, after his
conviction, tried to pin the blame
on the chairman.
Don't waver
on your
convictions about what you want as long as it doesn't harm others.
We need to keep
on working together and we share the
conviction that we need to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and China and America can play a key role in working with the rest of the world.»
Several want to work for large brands or want to work
on - site in US or Europe, without having a
conviction of whether that is going to make them happy.
«My absolute
conviction is that we have to inject an overwhelming sense of urgency into this fight,» Biden told the shoulder - to - shoulder gathering
on Monday afternoon.
One of the most enduring and well - known embodiments of Cathy's
convictions is Chick - fil - A's «Closed -
on - Sunday» policy, which requires every restaurant to only operate six days a week for practical and spiritual reasons.
She's more emblematic of the 1990s than of the 2000s, but remember this: Martha Stewart bet that by not appealing her
conviction (for lying to prosecutors, in case you forgot) and by simply getting her five - month prison stretch done with in March 2005, she would minimize the damage to her reputation and quickly get her company back
on track.
According to the researchers, «The refusal frame «I don't» is more persuasive than the refusal frame «I can't» because the former connotes
conviction to a higher degree... perceived
conviction mediates the influence of refusal frame
on persuasiveness.»
«I've read your letter to the judge
on behalf of your son Brock, asking for leniency in his rape
conviction,» he begins.
The
conviction carries a potential 20 years in federal prison, but Shkreli was defiant, both outside the courthouse and reportedly
on social media afterward.
With the explore portion,
on the other hand, investor seek to gain an outperformance edge or they might want to express a
conviction about the market, perhaps believing technology will continue its strong run or that international markets might edge out domestic ones given their slimmer valuations.
The shake - up at South Korea's biggest company is designed to ease investors» concerns about a leadership vacuum following the arrest and
conviction of group scion Jay Y. Lee
on bribery charges earlier this year.
Brazil's Supreme Court early
on Thursday rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plea to avoid prison while he appeals a corruption
conviction.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US State Department announced
on September 27 that a $ 5 million reward would be offered in exchange for information directly leading to the arrest or
conviction of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias «Chapo Isidro» or «Chapito Isidro.»
After a drug arrest (but no
conviction) Parker quit the company but has still been involved
on an informal basis.
He notes that he could boost IMETs»
conviction rate by taking
on only slam - dunk cases, but argues that would be inappropriate.
If you have
conviction on a particular direction even though there's no consensus, it's helpful to say, «Look, I know we disagree
on this but will you gamble with me
on it?
I think it is very important for you to do two things: act
on your temporary
conviction as if it was a real
conviction; and when you realize that you are wrong, correct course very quickly
In 2013, after 28 years in prison, Caro Quintero's
conviction was overturned
on a technicality.
Dutch prosecutors have revealed that Slobodan Praljak died of a heart attack after drinking cyanide as his
conviction and sentence for war crimes was affirmed by the the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands,
on Wednesday.
European stocks, which had followed much of Wall St's rout
on Monday, had less dramatic falls Tuesday, but failed to stabilize with any
conviction after data showing service sector activity across the Eurozone and U.K. was weaker than originally thought in December.
On a late - afternoon call with a life - sciences analyst at a major investment firm, Reynolds walks a fine line between caution and
conviction.
Davis challenged his
convictions in part
on the grounds that police did not seek a warrant when they asked his cellphone provider, MetroPCS Communications Inc, for location information that linked him to the seven different crime scenes between August and October 2010.
CNBC's Chery Kang reports
on the
conviction of Samsung's chief Jay Y. Lee of bribery and embezzlement.
The Constitution says the president (and vice president and judges and members of the cabinet) «shall be removed from office
on impeachment for, and
conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.»
On Saturday the world enjoyed the long anticipated March for Science, which transformed Earth Day into a global defense of STEM, led by quietly spirited people undaunted by weather, buoyed by
conviction, and waving an unlimited supply of wry, funny signs.
Brazilian stocks jumped
on Thursday after a court ruled that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can be sent to prison while he appeals a corruption
conviction.
This
conviction was based
on a couple of assumptions: First, that the cost of adding new production, in U.S. shale fields and elsewhere, was somewhere around $ 75 to $ 80 per barrel.
In a note
on Friday, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote that the recent gain in the US oil - rig count is one reason why they are losing
conviction in their call for a re-balancing of the market by mid-2017.
There are no allegations of bribery in Black's case, so his
convictions can not stand
on the honest services theory.
A successful arrest assisted by mass interest
on social media doesn't necessarily lead to a successful
conviction.
Among other things, they argued that since it was impossible to tell
on what theory the mail fraud
convictions rested, those
convictions should be set aside.
The jury convicted all defendants
on three counts of mail fraud, and Black nabbed an additional
conviction on obstruction of justice.
«Net short positions
on 10 - year Treasury notes are at historical highs, implying that rising US bond yields remains among hedge funds» major
convictions.»
Parker was acquitted in the rape case more than a decade ago and Celestin had his sexual assault
conviction overturned
on appeal (a higher court deemed his trial attorney ineffective), but the two men have come under fire once again as the media reports troubling details from the case, which included accusations that Parker and Celestin, then both 19, had sex with a Penn State freshman while she was unconscious after a night of heavy drinking.
«Jack Johnson's reputation was ruined by a racially motivated
conviction more than a century ago after he was charged with transporting a white woman across state lines,» McCain said in 2017 as he unsuccessfully urged President Barack Obama to issue a pardon
on his way out of office.
His
convictions relied, in part,
on an esoteric U.S. legal concept known as the «honest services» theory.
In fact, a third dimension of activities exists that focus
on your ability to influence, or story - tell with
conviction and confidence.
That period of reflection appears to have emboldened Poloz's
conviction in the story he's been telling from the start: that international sales of manufactured goods and services would lead a rotation away from the economy's reliance
on high commodity prices and consumption by heavily indebted households.
The former New York congressman is serving a nearly two - year federal prison sentence following his
conviction on charges that stemmed from sexting with a 15 - year - old girl.
In their
conviction that they're right, however, Elliott has become adept at wielding pressure
on its opponents in ways their foes say can cross ethical boundaries.