Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] an offence " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always lock all your doors and the boot — it 's an offence not to . |
| 2 | It 's an offence to send such stuff and we 'd certainly try and put a stop to it . ’ |
| 3 | It 's an offence to er exceed the er expenditure . |
| 4 | You 're stood up for a number of offenses , the first of which is that on the twenty first of June nineteen eighty eight you , on the public road way in Accrington Road Worley used the mechanics of the vehicle when there was an excise licence in force , it 's an offence of the vehicles excise act in nineteen seventy one . |
| 5 | It 's an offence to light a fire on someone else 's land without their permission . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't you know it 's an offence to lie down on the King 's highway and make yourself a danger to passing traffic ? ’ |
| 7 | It says it 's an offence for anyone to be carrying an offensive weapon . |
| 8 | It is an offence for a shopkeeper to sell solvent based products to anyone under the age of 18 , if they know , or have reasonable cause to believe , that the products are to be abused , and not used for their normal purpose . |
| 9 | ‘ It is an offence , Cameron , to withhold information required in a due process of law . ’ |
| 10 | Such indiscretions are rare ; Decree 23 stipulates that it is an offence to communicate with foreigners without reporting the conversation to the police . |
| 11 | Under section 1(2) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 it is an offence — punishable with life imprisonment — to damage property ‘ intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless whether the life of another would be thereby endangered ’ . |
| 12 | And it is an offence for a man to commit gross indecency with another man : this offence usually concerns mutual masturbation or oral sex between two males ( there is no equivalent offence between females ) . |
| 13 | For example , the Football ( Offences ) Act 1991 says : ‘ It is an offence for a person … to go onto the playing area … without lawful authority or lawful excuse , which shall be for him to prove . ’ |
| 14 | In Western Australia it is an offence to cultivate blackberries in your garden , and it is also your duty as a citizen to report to the authorities any sightings of sparrows or starlings . |
| 15 | Section 1 of the Act provides that it is an offence for a person intentionally to intercept a postal communication or a telecommunication . |
| 16 | Though suicide is not a crime , it is an offence under section 2 to aid , abet , counsel , or procure the suicide of another . |
| 17 | It is an offence for anyone under the age of 18 to sell or buy drinks . |
| 18 | Under s 21 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 , which has now been brought into force , it is an offence for an officer such as a company 's director or secretary to fail to give the name of a driver of one of the company 's vehicles where an offence has taken place in connection with that vehicle ( p 94 ) . |
| 19 | Under s 21 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 , which has now been brought into force , it is an offence for an officer such as a company 's director or secretary to fail to give the name of a driver of one of the company 's vehicles where an offence in connection with that vehicle has taken place . |
| 20 | However , where the police or Customs & Excise officers are acting under the authority of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 it is an offence for the practitioner to tell anyone anything regarding their investigation ; even the fact that one is taking place . |
| 21 | It is an offence for companies to recruit a non-disabled worker when they are below the quota . |
| 22 | Under the 1953 Act , it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place unless you have permission or a good reason , and the onus is on the carrier to show that they have one or the other . |
| 23 | The 1988 Act goes even further , saying that it is an offence to carry any blade — ( except a pocket knife with a folding blade whose cutting edge is not longer than three inches ) or sharp point in a public place without ‘ good reason ’ or ‘ lawful authority ’ . |
| 24 | To prove the latter part of this point the offence could be pointed out to the defendant , e.g. ’ it is an offence not to be able to show two white lights to the front of your motor car during the hours of darkness ' . |
| 25 | It is an offence to permit drunkenness on licensed premises . |
| 26 | The counselling and procuring provisions are contained in s.1(7) and stipulate that it is an offence for , inter alios , any of the above mentioned insiders to counsel or procure any other person ( ie not only individuals ) to deal in the relevant securities , if they know or have reasonable cause to believe that person would deal in them on a recognized exchange . |
| 27 | By virtue of s.47(1) it is an offence for any person , inter alia , to dishonestly conceal any material facts if he conceals those facts for the purpose of inducing , or is reckless as to whether it may induce , any other person to enter or to offer to enter into , or to refrain from entering or offering to enter into , an investment agreement or to exercise , or refrain from exercising , any rights conferred by an investment . |
| 28 | According to s.47(2) it is an offence to engage in market manipulation . |
| 29 | It is an offence under s.200(1) to knowingly or recklessly provide inspectors appointed under the FSA 1986 with false or misleading information . |
| 30 | It is an offence to drive when your eyesight is not up to the required standard . |