Part 7: Supplementary and final provision Section 196: Penalties for offences
This section sets out the penalties for the offences in this Act.
	Subsection (1) sets out the penalties for the summary only offences in sections 119 (inspection of personal data in accordance with international obligations), 173 (alteration of personal data to prevent disclosure) and paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 (obstructing the execution of a warrant). The maximum penalty on summary conviction is an unlimited fine in England and Wales or a Level 5 fine in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
	Subsection (2) sets out the maximum penalties for offences that can be tried summarily or on indictment. These include offences in sections 132 (confidentiality of information), 144 (false statements made in response to information notices), 148 (destroying or falsifying information and documents etc), 170 (unlawful obtaining etc of personal data), 171 (re-identification of de-identified personal data) and 184 (prohibition of requirement to produce relevant records). In England and Wales, the maximum penalty when tried summarily or on indictment is an unlimited fine. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the maximum penalty on summary conviction is a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or an unlimited fine when tried on indictment.
	Subsection (4) provides a power for the court to order the forfeiture and destruction of material obtained under offences in sections 170 and 184.
	Subsection (5) provides any individual (other than the offender) with an interest in the data the right to demonstrate to the court why it should not forfeit or destroy such material.