Article 12 Offences and penalties
If any person carries on his business in the industry after the expiration of the period within which he is required by article 7(1) or (2) to apply to be registered without having so applied he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
If any person required to furnish returns or information or to keep records or to produce for examination books or other documents or records under this order fails, without reasonable excuse, to furnish, keep or produce them in accordance with the requirement he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
If any person who is required to give a notice under article 6(7) fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale unless either—
he has a reasonable excuse, or
he is a recipient of notice given under article 6(4) and can prove that he was not carrying on business in the industry at the time of the coming into force of this Order.
If any person knowingly or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any information, in compliance with a requirement under the provisions of article 8 or 11, which is false in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
If any person who is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1) of this article continues his business in the industry after the expiration of 21 days commencing with the date of the conviction without having applied for registration he shall be guilty of a further and continuing offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds in respect of each day during which he continues such business without having applied for registration.
If any person who is convicted of an offence under paragraph (2) of this article, fails without reasonable excuse to furnish such return or to produce for examination such books, other documents or records to the Council within 21 days after such conviction he shall be guilty of a further and continuing offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds in respect of each day during which such failure continues.