PART IIIADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Offences
Time limit for prosecutions35
A prosecution for an offence under this Order which is punishable under Article 36(2) shall not be begun after the expiry of—
a
3 years from the commission of the offence; or
b
one year from its discovery by the prosecution,
whichever is the earlier.
Punishment of offences36
1
A person guilty of an offence under Article 34(1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
2
A person guilty of any other offence under this Order shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both;
b
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the relevant amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
3
In paragraph (2) “the relevant amount” means—
a
in the case of an offence under Article 6, 7 or 13, £20,000;
b
in any other case, the statutory maximum.