Paragraph 6 Offence and penalties

Where a reservoir manager to whom a stop notice is given does not comply with it, the reservoir manager commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction—

(a)

in the justice of the peace court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 60 days, or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or to both; or

(b)

in the sheriff court—

(i)

for a first such offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum (within the meaning of section 225(8) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995^f1), or to both; and

(ii)

for any subsequent such offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to the fine mentioned in sub-head (i), or to both.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c.46.