# The Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020, Article 9: Penalties

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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 the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or, in relation to offences committed before 2nd 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 the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or, in relation to offences committed before 2nd 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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/36/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/andrey-lugovoy-and-dmitri-kovtun-freezing-order-2020/article-9
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.