Article 16 Punishment of offences under Part III

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under this Part shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceedingF1 7 years or to a fine, or to both.

(2)

For the purposes of the rules against charging more than one offence in the same count or complaint, each of Articles 9 to 13 creates one offence.

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