Telecommunications Act 1984
(b)
c. 12
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on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.
PART 11
45.-(1) A person engaged in the running of a public tele- Interception
disclosure
communication system who otherwise than in the course of his and
V messages a c.
duty-
intentionally intercepts a message sent by means of that
system ; or
(b) where a message so sent has been intercepted, intentionally discloses to any person the contents of that message,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(a)
(2) A person engaged in the running of a public telecommunication system who otherwise than in the course of his duty intentionally discloses to any person the contents of any statement
of account specifying the telecommunication services provided
for any other person by means of that system shall be guilty of
an offence.
(3) Subsection (1) above does not apply to anything done in
obedience to a warrant under the hand of the Secretary of State ;
and paragraph (b) of that subsection and subsection (2) above
do not apply to any disclosure in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for the purposes of any criminal
proceedings.
(4) A
liable-
person guilty of an offence under this section shall be
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the
statutory maximum ;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(a)
46.-(1) A person who--
Assaults etc.
or intentionally obstructs a person engaged in the engged ns the
business of a public telecommunications operator ; or business of
(b) whilst in any premises used for the purposes of the public
catiommunibusiness of such an operator, intentionally obstructs atio ns
the course of business of the operator,
operator.
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction
to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(a) assaults
(2) Any person engaged in the business of a public telecommunications operator may require any person guilty of an offence
under subsection (1) above to leave premises used for the
purposes of that business and, if any such offender who is so
required refuses or fails to comply with the requirement, he shall
be liable on summary conviction to a further fine not exceeding
level 3 on the standard scale and may be removed by a person