Paragraph 3 Criminal penaltiesI1
United Kingdom
(1)
A person who commits an offence under these Regulations is punishable on summary conviction—
(a)
in England and Wales by a fine or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or by both, or
(b)
in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or by both.
(2)
But an offence is not punishable under this paragraph if—
(a)
the enforcement authority has required a person to pay a penalty in respect of that offence under paragraph 4, and
(b)
that penalty has been paid to the enforcement authority.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 1.9.2020, see reg. 1(b)