20.—(1) If any person contravenes—
(a)regulation 9(1); or
(b)regulation 11(1),
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person contravenes—
(a)any other provision of these Regulations; or
(b)a condition imposed by the Department under regulation 5(4),
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(i)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(ii)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.
(3) Neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies to anything done or omitted by the Department.
(4) A prosecution for an offence under any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) shall not be begun after the expiry of—
(a)three years from the commission of the offence; or
(b)one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,
whichever is the earlier.