Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/part/II/chapter/2/crossheading/offences
Timestamp: 2018-10-23 23:53:07
Document Index: 769624098

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 3', 'art. 26', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

X1 OffencesE+W+S+N.I.
X2198 Criminal liability for making, dealing with or using illicit recordings.E+W+S+N.I.
(c)possesses in the course of a business with a view to committing any act infringing the rights conferred by [F1this Chapter], or
[F2(1A)A person (“P”) who infringes a performer's making available right in a recording commits an offence if P—
[F3(b)communicated to the public,]
thereby infringing any of the rights conferred by [F1this Chapter], if he knows or has reason to believe that those rights are thereby infringed.
(4)No offence is committed under subsection (1) or (2) by the commission of an act which by virtue of any provision of Schedule 2 may be done without infringing the rights conferred by [F1this Chapter].
(a)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or [F4a fine], or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F5ten] years, or both.
[F6(5A)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1A) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or [F7a fine], or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F8 ten ] years, or both.]
F1Words in s. 198(1)(c)(2)(4) substituted (1.2.2006) by The Performances (Moral Rights, etc.) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/18), reg. 2, Sch. para. 8 (with reg. 8)
F2S. 198(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 198(1A) (1.10.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 32(4), 118(6) (with s. 32(6)); S.I. 2017/765, reg. 3(a)
F3S. 198(2)(b) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(5) (with regs. 31-40)
F4Words in s. 198(5)(a) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 17(3)(a) (with reg. 5(1))
F5S. 198(5)(b) substituted (20.11.2002) by 2002 c. 25, s. 1(3)(5); S.I. 2002/2749, art. 2
F6S. 198(5A) inserted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 26(3)(b) (with regs. 31-40)
F7Words in s. 198(5A)(a) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 17(3)(b) (with reg. 5(1))
F8Word in s. 198(5A)(b) substituted (1.10.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 32(5), 118(6) (with s. 32(6)); S.I. 2017/765, reg. 3(a)
X3[F9198A Enforcement by local weights and measures authority.E+W+S+N.I.
[F12(3A)For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures authority or the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the duties in this section, see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.]
F9S. 198A inserted (6.4.2007) by 1994 c. 33, ss. 165(3), 172(2); S.I. 2007/621, art. 2
F10S. 198A(2) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 50(2); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
F11Words in s. 198A(3) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 50(3); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
F12S. 198A(3A) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 50(4); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i)
X4199 Order for delivery up in criminal proceedings.E+W+S+N.I.
(6)Nothing in in this section affects the powers of the court under [F13section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000], [F14Part II of the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995] or [F15Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994] (general provisions as to forfeiture in criminal proceedings).
F13Words in s. 199(6) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6 ss. 165, 168, Sch. 9 para. 116
F14Words in s. 199(6) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 20, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 70(3)
F15Words in s. 199(6) substituted (9.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15), art. 26(1), Sch. 2 para. 14; S.R. 1994/446, art. 2
X5200 Search warrants.E+W+S+N.I.
(a)that an offence under [F16section 198(1) or (1A)](offences of making, importing [F17, possessing, selling etc.] or distributing illicit recordings) has been or is about to be committed in any premises, and
(b)remains in force for [F18three months] from the date of its issue.
[F19(3A)In executing a warrant issued under subsection (1) a constable may seize an article if he reasonably believes that it is evidence that any offence under [F20section 198(1) or (1A)] has been or is about to be committed.]
F16Words in s. 200(1)(a) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 26(4)(a) (with regs. 31-40)
F17Words in s. 200(1)(a) inserted (20.11.2002) by 2002 c. 25, s. 2(3)(a)(ii); S.I. 2002/2749, art. 2
F18Words in s. 200(3)(b) substituted (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 174(1), 178, Sch. 16 para. 6(3); S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(s) (subject to art. 2(2))
F19S. 200(3A) inserted (20.11.2002) by 2002 c. 25, s. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2002/2749, art. 2
F20Words in s. 200(3A) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 26(4)(b) (with reg. 31-40)
X6201 False representation of authority to give consent.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)It is an offence for a person to represent falsely that he is authorised by any person to give consent for the purposes of [F21this Chapter] in relation to a performance, unless he believes on reasonable grounds that he is so authorised.
F21Words in s. 201(1) substituted (1.2.2006) by The Performances (Moral Rights, etc.) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/18), reg. 2, Sch. para. 8 (with reg. 8)
X7202 Offence by body corporate: liability of officers.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)Where an offence under [F22this Chapter] committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
F22Words in s. 202(1) substituted (1.2.2006) by The Performances (Moral Rights, etc.) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/18), reg. 2, Sch. para. 8 (with reg. 8)