Regulation 7 PenaltiesI1
Northern Ireland
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 6(1)(a) or (b) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both;
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
For the purposes of Article 18(6) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 any offence against these Regulations shall be deemed to be an offence against that Order.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 7(3) added (1.11.2004) by Identification and Notification of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/420), regs. 1(1), 3(4)
Commencement
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Reg. 7 in operation at 2.2.1998, see reg. 1