Article 47 Penalties

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under Article 6(3), 7(4), 8(2), 9(2), 9(11), 10(3), 10(4), 11(4), 12(3), 12(4), 13(1), 13(4),F1 13A(3), 16(3), 18(2), 18(4) or 18(5), paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 4 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 5, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under Article 15(3) or 18(3)(b) or paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 5 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedingF2 level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

F3(2A)

A person guilty of an offence under Article 42(1) or (2) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(3)

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F5(4)

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(5)

A person guilty of an offence under any provision of this Order other than those mentioned in paragraphs (1) to F6(2A) F7. . . shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 2000 c. 5(NI)
F2: 1984 NI 3
F3: Art. 47(2A) inserted (11.1.2017) by The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(6)(a)
F4: Art. 47(3) repealed (1.11.2011) by Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/331), reg. 22, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with regs. 3, 21)
F5: Art. 47(4) omitted (11.1.2017) by virtue of The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(6)(b)
F6: Word in art. 47(5) substituted (11.1.2017) by The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(6)(c)
F7: Words in art. 47(5) omitted (1.11.2011) by virtue of Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/331), reg. 22, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 10 (with regs. 3, 21)