It is contended that the possible penalty, in case of a prosecution under Section 13, is so serious as to prevent the opportunity to defend from being an adequate remedy.
Anyone who tried to obtain this information from the jurors concerned would have risked prosecution under section 8 of the Contempt of Court Act for soliciting or disclosing details of the jury's deliberations.
In the report they said: "We would welcome clarification from the DPP as to the circumstances in which an indecent communication could and should be subject to prosecution under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 or Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988".
The criminal alien identification system shall be used to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating aliens who may be subject to removal by reason of their conviction of aggravated felonies, subject to prosecution under section 275 of such Act [8 U.S.C. 1325], not lawfully present in the United States, or otherwise removable.
This left them open to prosecution under Section 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act which outlaws unlawful interception.
For offering a home to Paddington – or harbouring him, as the Home Office would have it – Mr and Mrs Brown could face prosecution under section 25.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said there had been more than 2,000 prosecutions last year under section 127 of the Communications Act.
The exact words that led to Ms. Bibi's prosecution under sections 295-B and C of the Pakistan Penal Code have not been disclosed.
Any unauthorized issuance, redemption, use, transfer, acquisition, alteration, or possession of coupons, ATP cards, or other program access device may subject an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to prosecution under sections 15 (b) and (c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or under any other applicable Federal, State or local law, regulation or ordinance.
2192, directed Attorney General to report to Congress annually, during first three years following Oct. 12, 1984, concerning prosecutions under this section.
