# Modern Slavery Act 2015, Section 5: Penalties


(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 1 or 2 is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine or both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 4 is liable (unless subsection (3) applies)—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine or both.
(3) Where the offence under section 4 is committed by kidnapping or false imprisonment, a person guilty of that offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.
(4) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the references in subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court are to be read as references to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/modern-slavery-act-2015/section-5
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