Regulation 22 Offences and penalties
(1)
If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of these Regulations he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.
(2)
No prosecution for an offence under these Regulations shall be begun after the expiry of—
(a)
three years from the commission of the offence; or
(b)
one year from its discovery by the prosecutor, whichever is the earlier.