Article 9 PenaltiesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under article 5 is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to a fine, or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or, in relation to offences committed before F22nd May 2022, 6 months) or to a fine, or to both;

(ii)

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under article 7 or under the Schedule is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or, in relation to offences committed before F42nd May 2022, 6 months) or to a fine, or to both;

(ii)

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 9(1)(b)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F2: Words in art. 9(1)(b)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F3: Words in art. 9(2)(b)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F4: Words in art. 9(2)(b)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(2), Sch. Pt. 2

Commencement

I1: Art. 9 in force at 19.1.2020, see art. 1(1)