Section 47 Failure to affix certificate of registration.
England and Wales
A person guilty of an offence under section 5(6) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction.
A person guilty of an offence under section 23(6) above shall be liable on summary conviction—
to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale; and
subject to subsection (3) below, to a further fine not exceeding £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction.
The court by which a person is convicted of an original offence under subsection (2) above may fix a reasonable period from the date of conviction for compliance with any directions given by the court; and where the court has fixed such a period the daily penalty prescribed by that subsection shall not be recoverable in respect of any day before the expiry of that period.
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (1.4.2002) by Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14), s. 117(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 2001/3852, art. 3(7)(j) (subject to art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended: (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 5; (31.5.2002) by S.I. 2002/1790, art. 2; (8.12.2005) by S.I. 2005/3397, art. 2)); S.I. 2002/920, art. 3(3)(g) (subject to art. 3(5)-(10) and with art. 2, Schs. 1-3)