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Section 18 Penalties.C2C1

England, Wales and Scotland

A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall, unless a special penalty for that offence is provided by this Act, be liable—

(a)

in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding F1fifty poundslevel 3 on the standard scale;

(b)

in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred poundslevel 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

For “fifty pounds” and “one hundred pounds” there is substituted (S.) in each case “level 3 on the standard scale” by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289E–289G

Modifications

C1

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289E (in relation to liability on first and subsequent convictions), applies (S.)

C2

S. 18: Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 35 (in relation to liability on first and subsequent convictions), 38 (increase of fines) and 46 (substitution of references to levels on the standard scale) apply (E.W.)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (6.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/3097, art. 2