# Environment Act 1995, Paragraph 172


(1) In section 202 of that Act (information and assistance required in connection with the control of pollution) in subsection (4) (which creates a summary offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale) for the words from “liable, on summary conviction,” onwards there shall be substituted the words
“liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.”
(2) Subsection (5) of that section (which is superseded in consequence of the amendment made by sub-paragraph (1) above) shall cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/22/paragraph/172 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995/schedule-22/paragraph-172
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