Example sentences of "it [is] a criminal [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Before you go down to the nursery , he said , ‘ may I remind you that it 's a criminal offence to consort with a minor . ’ |
| 2 | What the Trade Descriptions Act says is it 's a criminal offence for any trader to describe his goods in a false or misleading way . |
| 3 | To enter you must ring a bell , which sounds like a fire alarm and summons the Securicor men who guard the building and whom it is a criminal offence to ‘ obstruct in execution of the Immigration Act ’ . |
| 4 | The statute chosen for the prosecution was the Sexual Offences Act , under which it is a criminal offence to procure persons for acts of gross indecency in a public place . |
| 5 | It is a criminal offence for any person to sell or supply intoxicating liquor , on licensed premises except during permitted hours . |
| 6 | It is a criminal offence to sell liquor on credit . |
| 7 | By virtue of s. 81 of the Companies Act 1985 it is a criminal offence for a private company to offer its shares for sale to the public . |
| 8 | It is a criminal offence for a company to use a misleading name ( s. 33 Companies Act 1985 ) . |
| 9 | It is a criminal offence to infringe the regulations . |
| 10 | Under the Acts it is a criminal offence for a dealer to offer or agree to give an inducement or reward to another for abstaining or having abstained from bidding . |
| 11 | Moreover , it is a criminal offence under s47(1) Financial Services Act 1986 to induce a person to buy or sell shares by a fraudulent statement or the concealment of material facts . |
| 12 | It is a criminal offence under the Consumer Transactions ( Restriction on Statements ) Order ( SI 1976 No 1813 ) to purport to exclude or restrict liablity for breach of the statutory implied terms relating to goods in ss13-15 of the SGA 1979 where the buyer deals as a consumer within the meaning of that expression in the UCTA 1977 . |
| 13 | ( pp167-8 ) ( g ) Criminal use of ineffective exemption clauses Under the Consumer Transactions ( Restrictions on Statements ) Order 1976 ( SI 1976 No 1813 ) , it is a criminal offence for anyone , in the course of a business , to display or publish or include in a written document , an exemption clause which is void by virtue of s6 of UCTA 1977 . |
| 14 | It is a criminal offence for the directors of a bank to withhold information to which the Bank is entitled as supervisor . |
| 15 | This is not a civil remedy ( as above with private nuisance ) ; it is a criminal deterrent , to be used to ensure compliance with standards of health and hygiene , etc . |
| 16 | The Green Paper considered in detail how the working practices of probation officers would have to change , reminding the probation service that it is a criminal justice agency , in obvious anticipation opposition from NAPO . |