Regulation 269 Offence of failing to comply with stop noticeI1
United Kingdom
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—
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or both;
on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both;
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
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 2020f1, the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 269(1)(a) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2
- F2
Words in reg. 269(2) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 269 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
Footnotes
- f1