Regulation 7 Amendment of section 16 of the ActI1

Section 16 (penalties) of the Act is amended as follows.

After subsection (1), insert—

“(1A)

A person guilty of an offence under section 2(4) or 3A(1), is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both, or

(b)

on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.”.