Offence | Mode of trial | Penalty on summary conviction | Penalty on conviction on indictment |
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An offence under section 33(1)(a) consisting of a failure to discharge a duty to which a person is subject by virtue of sections 2 to 6. | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(a) consisting of a failure to discharge a duty to which a person is subject by virtue of section 7. | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(b) consisting of a contravention of section 8. | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(b) consisting of a contravention of section 9. | Summarily or on indictment. | A fine not exceeding £20,000. | A fine. |
An offence under section 33(1)(c). | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(d). | Summarily only. | A fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. | |
An offence under section 33(1)(e), (f) or (g). | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(h). | Summarily only. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland), or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both. | |
An offence under section 33(1)(i). | Summarily or on indictment. | A fine not exceeding the statutory maximum. | A fine. |
An offence under section 33(1)(j). | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(k), (l) or (m). | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under section 33(1)(n). | Summarily only. | A fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. | |
An offence under section 33(1)(o). | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |
An offence under the existing statutory provisions for which no other penalty is specified. | Summarily or on indictment. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. | Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both. |