# The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 96: Offences under Part VII


(1) Any person who carries on a private hospital which is not registered under this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under this Part (other than the offence mentioned in paragraph (1)) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/96 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-96
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