OffencesU.K.
6.—(1) Where a person on whom a notice is served does not comply with it within the time limit specified in the notice, the person is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to [F1a fine], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court], or both, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In the application of this paragraph in relation to an offence committed before [F32nd May 2022] the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to [F4the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to six months.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(1)(a) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 81 (with reg. 5(1))
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(1)(a) 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(2), Sch. Pt. 2 table
F3Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(2) 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(2), Sch. Pt. 2
F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(2) 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(2), Sch. Pt. 2 table