6 Contraventions of closing orders.E+W
(1)In the event of a contravention of any of the provisions of a closing order, whether as originally made or as varied by a variation order, the keeper of the premises to which the order relates shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid commission of the offence by himself or by any person under his control.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F1level 4 on the standard scale].
(4)Where an offence under this section which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46