Section 9 Failure to refer: offenceI1
An organisation which fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a duty imposed by any of sections 3 to 5 within 3 months of the date on which the duty arose is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both,
(b)
on a conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine, or to both.
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S. 9 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)