Article 121 Prosecutions for corrupt practicesI1
England and Wales
A person guilty of a corrupt practice is liable—
on conviction on indictment—
for a corrupt practice under article 13(5) or 30, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both;
in any other case, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or a fine, or both;
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.
When an offence is committed after the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003f1, the reference in paragraph (1)(b) to 6 months is to be taken to be 51 weeks.
When a person holding a licence or certificate under the Licensing Acts is convicted of the offence of bribery or treating, and that offence was committed on that person’s licensed premises, the court must direct the conviction to be entered in the proper register of licences.
After the conviction is entered in the proper register of licences, that entry must be taken into consideration by the licensing authority when determining whether or not to grant a renewal of the licence or certificate and may be a ground for refusing its renewal.
Annotations
Commencement
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Art. 121 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)
Footnotes
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