Section 10 PenaltiesI1

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under any of sections 4 to 8 is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before F22 May 2022), or

(ii)

to a fine,

or both;

(b)

on summary conviction in Scotland—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or

(ii)

to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

or both;

(c)

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or

(ii)

to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

or both;

(d)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or a fine, or both.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under section 9 is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before F42 May 2022), or

(ii)

to a fine,

or both;

(b)

on summary conviction in Scotland—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or

(ii)

to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

or both;

(c)

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland—

(i)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or

(ii)

to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

or both;

(d)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 10(1)(a)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F2: Words in s. 10(1)(a)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F3: Words in s. 10(2)(a)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F4: Words in s. 10(2)(a)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Commencement

I1: S. 10 in force at 26.5.2016 by S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2