Section 156 Penalties for offences under this Part: transitional modification

In relation to an offence committed before F12 May 2022, the reference in section 152(6)(b) to a period of imprisonment of F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court is a reference to a period of imprisonment of 6 months.

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for summary offences), the references in sections 152(2)(a) and 153(2)(b) to periods of imprisonment of 51 weeks are references to periods of imprisonment of 3 months.