Regulation 11 Penalties

(1)

A person who commits an offence under regulation 10 is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both;

(b)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or a fine, or both;

(ii)

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both;

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both.

(2)

Where a United Kingdom person commits an offence to which this regulation applies outside the United Kingdom, the offence may be treated as having been committed, and proceedings may be taken, at any place in the United Kingdom.

(3)

In relation to an offence committed before F22nd May 2022, the reference to F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court in sub-paragraph (b)(i) is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 11(1)(b)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F2: Words in reg. 11(3) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F3: Words in reg. 11(3) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2