# The Lifts Regulations 2016, Regulation 71: Penalties

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person guilty of an offence under regulation 70 is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both;
(b) in Scotland and Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 9, 13(2), 18, 23(2), 34(2) or 41(2) is liable on summary conviction —
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/regulation/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifts-regulations-2016/regulation-71
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