# The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016, Regulation 65: Penalties

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 64 (offences) (other than an offence arising from a contravention of or failure to comply with a requirement of regulation 8 or regulation 26) is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;
(b) in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both; and
(c) in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence arising from a contravention of or failure to comply with a requirement of regulation 8 or regulation 26 is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b) in Scotland and Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/simple-pressure-vessels-safety-regulations-2016/regulation-65
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