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Version date: 2 July 1996 - onwards

37. Amendment of section 80 of Principal Act.

Section 80 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

"(1) Where an employee is dismissed from an employment solely or mainly because, in good faith, the employee -

(a) notified the Board of an alleged breach of this Act,

(b) made to the Board a report under section 83 or a voluntary report of any matter concerning the state and conduct of a scheme,

(c) made a reference under section 38, 53, 58, 64A, 75, 76 or 77,

(d) gave evidence in any proceedings under this Act, or

(e) gave notice to his employer of his intention to do anything referred to in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) or (d),

the employer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable -

(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both,

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.".