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).