Section 24 Penalties

In Article 27 of the Wildlife Order (penalties) for paragraphs (1) to (6) substitute—

“(1)

Subject to paragraph (7), a person guilty of an offence under—

(a)

any of Articles 4 to 14,

(b)

Article 15B,

(c)

Article 16,

(d)

Part 3,

(e)

Article 24, or

(f)

Article 25B(7),

shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under Article 15 or 15A shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

(b)

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

(3)

Except in a case falling within paragraph (4), a person guilty of an offence under Article 25A(4), 25B(8) or 25C(7) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under Article 25B(8) or 25C(7)(a) in relation to a wildlife inspector entering premises to ascertain whether an offence under Article 15 or 15A is being or has been committed shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.”.

This section does not apply in relation to an offence committed before this section comes into operation.