27OffenceU.K.
(1)A person against whom an LME order is made commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the order.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, to a fine or to both;
(b)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court], to a fine or to both;
(c)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(d)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(3)In relation to an offence committed before [F22 May 2022], the reference in subsection (2)(b) to [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 27(2)(b) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F2Words in s. 27(3) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F3Words in s. 27(3) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
Commencement Information
I1S. 27 in force at 25.11.2016 by S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 4(c)