# Control of Pollution Act 1974, Paragraph 25


In section 46 of that Act (which provides that certain matters are not to be passed into public sewers), in subsection (2) (under which a contravention of that section is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £20 and a further fine not exceeding £10 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction)—
(a) for the words “£20” and “£10” there shall be substituted the words “£400” and “£50” respectively and
(b) there shall be added at the end the words “and on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/40/schedule/2/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-act-1974/schedule-2/paragraph-25
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