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11.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(1) (removal of limit on certain fines on conviction by magistrates’ court) is in force on the day these Regulations are made.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine or both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
(4) Paragraph (5) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is not in force on the day these Regulations are made.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court] or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
(6) In relation to an offence committed in England and Wales before [F22nd May 2022], the references in paragraphs (3)(a) and (5)(a) to “ [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] ” are to be read as references to “6 months”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 11(5)(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
F2Words in reg. 11(6) 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
F3Words in reg. 11(6) 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
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 11 in force at 13.4.2015, see reg. 1
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