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22 Penalties for offences under Part II.U.K.

(1)A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction—

(i)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(ii)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or

(iii)to both; and

(b)on conviction on indictment—

(i)to a fine; or

(ii)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or

(iii)to both.

(2)The offences to which subsection (1) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a)section 14(1);

(b)section 15(1);

(c)section 16(1); and

(d)section 17(1).

(3)A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction—

(i)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(ii)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or

(iii)to both; and

(b)on conviction on indictment—

(i)to a fine; or

(ii)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or

(iii)to both.

(4)The offences to which subsection (3) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a)section 14(2);

(b)section 15(2);

(c)section 16(2);

(d)section 17(2); and

(e)section 17(3).

(5)A person guilty of an offence under section 18 or 19 above shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

F1(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1S. 22(6) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group2.

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