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Regulation 39 Offences and penalties

England and Wales

(1)

Any person who —

(a)

contravenes or fails to comply with paragraph (5) of regulation 26, regulation 27 or paragraph (4) or (5) of regulation 33; or

(b)

fails to comply with a notice served upon him under the Import Provisions,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), a person guilty of an offence under this Part of these Regulations shall be liable —

(a)

on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

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

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 38 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.