PART 3Nuclear Regulation
CHAPTER 5Supplementary
General duties of employers, employees and others
I1103Duty not to interfere with or misuse certain things provided under statutory requirements
1
It is an offence intentionally or recklessly to interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.
2
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction—
i
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (in England and Wales or Scotland) or 6 months (in Northern Ireland),
ii
to a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in Scotland or Northern Ireland), or
iii
to both;
b
on conviction on indictment—
i
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years,
ii
to a fine, or
iii
to both.
F13
In the application of this section in England and Wales, the reference in subsection (2)(a)(i) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).