There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Petroleum Act 1998, Section 40.
A person guilty of an offence under section [F128A,] 30, 33, [F236A,] 37 or 38 shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 40 inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(a); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)
F2Word in s. 40 inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(b); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (26.12.2023) by 2008 c. 32, s. 30(1AA)(1AB) (as inserted by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 95(3), 334(3)(b))
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
