# Companies Act 2006, Section 1131: Imprisonment on summary conviction in England and Wales: transitory provision

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

(1) This section applies to any provision of the Companies Acts that provides that a person guilty of an offence is liable on summary conviction in England and Wales to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, for “the general limit in a magistrates’ court” substitute “six months”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1131 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-1131
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