# Protection of Children Act 1978, Section 6: Punishments.

Extent: E+W

(1) Offences under this Act shall be punishable either on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction.
(2) A person convicted on indictment of any offence under this Act shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years, or to a fine or to both.
(3) A person convicted summarily of any offence under this Act shall be liable—
(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum for the purposes of section 32 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (punishment on summary conviction of offences triable either way: £1,000 or other sum substituted by order under that Act), or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/37/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1978/section-6
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