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PART V
Miscellaneous
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Offence.
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35.—(1) A person who interferes with or intimidates or attempts to interfere with or intimidate an international tribunal witness shall be guilty of an offence.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.
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(3) In this section “international tribunal witness” includes a person—
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(a) who is summoned to appear before an international tribunal and who, at the time of the act constituting the offence under this section, is within the State, or
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(b) from whom evidence is to be taken in the State or by whom documents or other articles are to be produced in the State for transmission to an international tribunal.
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