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  "text": "Where a person on whom a stop notice is served does not comply with it within the time limit specified in the notice, the person is guilty of an offence and liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or both; or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.",
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