# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Section 140: Enforcement of Community Infrastructure Levy

Extent: E+W

(1) In section 218 of the Planning Act 2008 (enforcement), for subsections (11) and (12) substitute—
“(11) Regulations under this section creating a criminal offence may not provide for—
(a) imprisonment for a term exceeding the maximum term for summary offences, on summary conviction for an offence triable summarily only,
(b) imprisonment for a term exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, on summary conviction for an offence triable either way, or
(c) imprisonment for a term exceeding 2 years, on conviction on indictment.
(12) In subsection (11)(a), “the maximum term for summary offences” means—
(a) in relation to an offence committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, 6 months;
(b) in relation to an offence committed after that time, 51 weeks.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/140 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-140
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