{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-stocking-order-2012/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-stocking-order-2012/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2862",
  "legislation_title": "The Oil Stocking Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-stocking-order-2012",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Penalties and enforcement",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person—\n(a) contravenes article 9; or\n(b) contravenes article 11.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under this provision is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction—\n(i) in England and Wales, to a fine of no more than the statutory maximum;\n(ii) in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £5,000; or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.\n(3) The powers set out in Schedule 2 apply with respect to the enforcement of an offence under this provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2862/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:13:25.262654+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}