# The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2001, Regulation 16: Penalties


(1) A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 14(1)(a) or (b) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(3) A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/665/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/import-and-export-restrictions-foot-and-mouth-disease-regulations-2001/regulation-16
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