SCHEDULE 4 Offence of Breach of Reporting Restrictions: Application to Providers of Information Society Services

SCHEDULE 4 Offence of Breach of Reporting Restrictions: Application to Providers of Information Society Services

Section 13

After Schedule 11A to EA 2002 (inserted by section 8), insert—

“SCHEDULE 11B
Offence Under Section 141G: Supplementary Provisions
Section 141G

Introduction

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(1)     This Schedule makes supplementary provision relating to an offence under section 141G (breach of reporting restrictions relating to alleged offences committed by teachers).

(2)     The purpose of this Schedule is to comply with Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (“the E-Commerce Directiveâ€).

Domestic service providers: extension of liability

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(1)     This paragraph applies where a service provider is established in England and Wales (a “domestic service providerâ€).

(2)     Section 141G applies to a domestic service provider who—

(a)     publishes information in breach of section 141F(3) in an EEA state other than the United Kingdom, and

(b)     does so in the course of providing information society services,

as it applies to a person who publishes such information in England and Wales.

(3)     In such a case—

(a)     proceedings

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