Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1998
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Amendment of section 27 of Principal Act. |
3.—Section 27 (amended by the Act of 1987) of the Principal Act is hereby amended in respect of offences under that section committed after the passing of this Act— | |
(a) by the substitution for subsection (9) of the following subsection: | ||
“(9) (a) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) (amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987 ) or (2) of this section shall be liable— | ||
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 in respect of each infringing copy or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or | ||
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both. | ||
(b) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) or (8) (amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987 ) of this section shall be liable— | ||
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or | ||
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.”, | ||
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(b) by the deletion of subsections (10) (amended by the Act of 1987) and (10A) (inserted by the Act of 1987). |