Regulation 77 PenaltiesE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 76 (other than an offence arising from a contravention of or failure to comply with a requirement of regulation 12 or regulation 28) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;

(ii)

in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;

(b)

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

(2)

A person guilty of an offence arising from a contravention of or failure to comply with a requirement of regulation 12 or regulation 28 is liable on summary conviction—

(a)

in England and Wales, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;

(b)

in Scotland and Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.

Annotations

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only