# Government of Wales Act 2006, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A provision of an Assembly Measure cannot create, or confer power by subordinate legislation to create, any criminal offence punishable—
(a) on summary conviction, with imprisonment for a period exceeding the prescribed term or with a fine exceeding the amount specified as level 5 on the standard scale, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, with a period of imprisonment exceeding two years.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the prescribed term” means—
(a) where the offence is a summary offence, 51 weeks, and
(b) where the offence is triable either way, twelve months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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