The Lebanon (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2007

Penalties and proceedings

15.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under article 3, 4, 5 or 6(3) shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both; or

(b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(b)(ii) or paragraph 5(b) or (d) of Schedule 3 shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both; or

(b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under article 8(1) or (2) or article 9(4) shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine of any amount or to both; or

(b) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(a), (b)(i) or (c), or paragraph 5(a) or (c) of Schedule 3 shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under article 7 or 9(3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent.

(6) Where any body corporate is guilty of an offence, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of an officer of the body corporate, the officer, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of the offence, and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(7) Summary proceedings for an offence, being an offence alleged to have been committed outside the Territory, may be instituted at any time not later than 12 months from the date on which the person charged first enters the Territory after committing the offence.

(8) Proceedings against any person for an offence may be taken before the appropriate court in the Territory having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being.

(9) No proceedings for an offence shall be instituted in the Territory except by or with the consent of the principal public officer of the Territory having responsibility for criminal prosecutions:

(10) Irrespective of whether such consent has been obtained, paragraph (9) does not prevent—

(a) the arrest of any person in respect of such an offence, or

(b) the remand in custody or on bail of any person charged with such an offence.

(11) In this article “offence” means an offence under this Order.