# The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Regulation 77: Penalties

Extent: E+W+S

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1105/regulation/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pressure-equipment-safety-regulations-2016/regulation-77
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