Sentences with phrase «prosecution under this act»

To the best of our knowledge, there has not been one reported case of prosecution under this Act in the last thirty years.

Prior to the enactment of Bill 177, section 69 read: «No prosecution under this Act shall be instituted more than one year after the last act or default upon which the prosecution is based occurred».

There will be no further prosecutions under that Act, which was limited to crimes committed during the Second World War.

42.1 Section 76 of the Provincial Offences Act does not apply to a prosecution under this Act, the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act or a health profession Act.

In Canada, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act has been around since 1998, but there's only been one significant prosecution under the act — the case against Niko Resources Ltd., which this past June was hit with a $ 9.5 - million fine for its actions in Bangladesh.

Not exact matches

But by adding an act of terrorism on American soil to his securities fraud, Le Chiffre dramatically increased the odds of prosecution under U.S. laws greatly strengthened after 9/11.

There 57 prosecutions under the Computer Misuse Act in 2016, even though over 1.2 million instances of cybercrime were reported.

At least one person who has tried to alert others to what is going on has been threatened with prosecution for espionage under the Logan Act.

It is the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) which has the power to bring criminal indictments under the Act.

The government will now issue guidance that prosecutions should be brought under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 for «suffering caused by inappropriate training methods».

That's a shameful situation and we've allowed that to continue for the last 45 years by the continued prosecution under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the idea that prohibition will make a difference.

Raji told Justice Abang that apart from the fact that the prosecution was quoting another source on the evidence, «the evidence itself is incriminating, damaging and not admissible under the Evidence Act».

Anyone who uses this information to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal prosecution under New York State law.

The acting deputy commissioner told MPs that the Met had failed to investigate sufficient cases of phone - hacking because it had operated under previous Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidelines, which found that a crime had only been committed if voicemails were hacked before the intended recipient heard them.

Britons Sandy Mitchell, Les Walker, Ron Jones and Canadian Bill Sampson are prevented from taking action under the state immunity act 1978, which protects governments and their officials from prosecution.

By Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence charged.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky: In his previous act, the fast - rising Nassau County politician served under Loretta Lynch during her tenure as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and oversaw the successful prosecution of ex-Rep.

Its prosecution of three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer began in the courts yesterday, when Jim Devine, Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Lord Hanningfield pleading not guilty to charges under the Theft Act.

Today the Crown Prosecution Service has announced that Lord Taylor Taylor has been charged with six counts of false accounting under the Theft Act, relating to claims for more than # 11,000 overnight subsistence and mileage.

The prosecution said the defendants acted contrary to sections 18 (a) and15 (2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 and are liable to punishment under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

It also called on the election tribunals to always deploy the powers under Section 146 of the Electoral Act 2010 to recommend cases of electoral infractions for the necessary agencies for investigation and prosecution.

For this reason, an acquittal or conviction in a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States shall bar a proceeding for criminal contempt, which is based upon the same act or omission and which arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omissiact or omission and which arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omissiAct; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omissiAct, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omissiact or omission.

(b) The offeror understands that any inaccurate data provided to the Department of Transportation may subject the offeror, its subcontractors, its employees, or its representatives to: (1) prosecution for false statements pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001 and / or; (2) enforcement action for false claims or statements pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 - 3812 and 49 CFR Part 31 and / or; (3) termination for default under any contract resulting from its offer and / or; (4) debarment or suspension.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information and / or change information on this website is strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 and 1030.

• Sections 239 (1), 239.1, and 239 (1.1) of the Income Tax Act • Sections 327 (1) and 327.1 of the Excise Tax Act • Sections 380 (Fraud), 462.31 (Laundering the proceeds of crime) or other indictable offences under the Criminal Code that may be applicable in a tax evasion prosecution.

Already there have been successful prosecutions of breeders who have sold FCoV infected kittens, under both the UK and Australian Sale of Goods Acts and also the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

As an agency responsible for administering the regulatory provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the Service's position is that those practicing Trap - Neuter - Release (TNR) could be subject to prosecution under those laws.

This comes on top of a recent successful prosecution in Switzerland under the Animal Protection Act, brought against two people who bred extreme bracycephalic cats.

[8][9] The Metropolitan Police Clubs and Vice Unit visited the exhibition before it opened, but could find insufficient evidence to bring a prosecution in respect of any of the exhibits under the Obscene Publications Act.

Today's Art Newspaper reports that officers had threatened «almost certain» prosecution under the Protection of Children Act of 1978.

States regularly assert that every official acting in their official capacity is immune from prosecution by foreign authorities (for non-international crimes) under the doctrine of ratione materiae.

The Court's reference (Tsilhqot» in at para 136) to R v Marshall, [1999] 3 SCR 533 as support for the proposition that interjurisdictional immunity does not apply where provincial legislation conflicts with treaty rights is also puzzling, as the applicability of provincial law was not at issue in that case — Marshall involved a prosecution under federal legislation, the Fisheries Act.

For example, they must protect themselves from liability under the U.S. 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that renders them vulnerable to prosecution if the company they acquire has been engaged in illegal conduct.

It was good practice for the prosecution when seeking to introduce evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, 101 (1)(d) to provide full particulars of the convictions relied upon.

The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture, or liability.

We regularly advise employers on their obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 (and its predecessor), H&S investigations and prosecutions, both directly and through insurers.

The scheme for prosecution appeals under s 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is that proceedings in the court below stand adjourned pending the hearing of the appeal, and the ruling is to have no effect pending the outcome of the appeal.

(1) A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense which he commits, by his own conduct or that of another for which he is legally accountable, if: (a) The conduct constitutes an offense and is committed either wholly or partly within the state; or (b) The conduct outside the state constitutes an attempt, as defined by this code, to commit an offense within the state; or (c) The conduct outside the state constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense within the state, and an act in furtherance of the conspiracy occurs in the state; or (d) The conduct within the state constitutes an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit in another jurisdiction an offense prohibited under the laws of this state and such other jurisdiction.

In 2011, she acted as defence counsel in the first prosecution under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

To eliminate the risk of investigation or prosecution for police officers and fire fighters under health and safety legislation when engaged in the course of their duties if they have put themselves at risk as a result of committing an heroic act.

However, under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, s 6 (2) the DPP and CPS have the power to take over a private prosecution and, under s 23, to discProsecution of Offences Act 1985, s 6 (2) the DPP and CPS have the power to take over a private prosecution and, under s 23, to discprosecution and, under s 23, to discontinue it.

An order, under s 19 (1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, for costs incurred as a result of an unnecessary or improper act or omission by or on behalf of a prosecutor may be made to compensate an unrepresented defendant for his own loss of time in preparing his case and attending couAct 1985, for costs incurred as a result of an unnecessary or improper act or omission by or on behalf of a prosecutor may be made to compensate an unrepresented defendant for his own loss of time in preparing his case and attending couact or omission by or on behalf of a prosecutor may be made to compensate an unrepresented defendant for his own loss of time in preparing his case and attending court.

Ms Proudlock also has experience of defending criminal cartel cases, having been part of the team that successfully defended the first contested Office of Fair Trading prosecution under the Enterprise Act 2002.

that evidence... if it tends to incriminate him or her... shall not be used or received against the police officer... in any civil proceeding or in any proceeding under any other Act, except in a prosecution for or proceedings in respect of perjury or the giving of contradictory evidence.

720 ILCS 11 - 20.1 (b)(1) states that an affirmative defense may be asserted if a defendant «reasonably believed, under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years of age or older... prior to the act or acts giving rise to [the] prosecution... he or she took some affirmative action or made a bona fide inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18 years of age or older... and his or her reliance upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.»

The Director of Public Prosecutions is responsible for prosecuting criminal offences under the Act.

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In 2014, the Commonwealth / prosecution, sought his further incarceration / commitment, civilly, under the Sexually Violent Predators Act («SVPA»), Code § § 37.2 - 900 et seq..

As solicitor general, Garnier was instrumental in the introduction of the American — style deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) for those companies held to account under the Bribery Act 2010 and for several other financial crimes.

(2.1) When a prosecution under the Provincial Offences Act by the Crown in right of Ontario is being conducted as a bilingual proceeding, the prosecutor assigned to the case must be a person who speaks English and French.