# The Space Industry Regulations 2021, Regulation 269: Offence of failing to comply with stop notice

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where a relevant person does not comply with a stop notice within the time limit specified in the notice, that person is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or both;
(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both;
(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months;
(d) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 (general limit on magistrates’ court’s powers to imprison) to the Sentencing Act 2020, the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/regulation/269 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-269
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