PART IIFINES AND PENALTIES
Miscellaneous
Alteration of certain penalties10
1
In section 41 of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 195217 (penalty for pollution)—
a
in subsection (1) for the words from “on summary conviction” onwards there shall be substituted—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
b
after subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
1A
If in the case of a continuing offence under subsection (1), the offender continues to contravene that subsection, he shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to an additional fine not exceeding one-twentieth of level 5 on the standard scale for each day on which the offence is continued.
2
In section 47 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 196618 (penalty for pollution)—
a
in subsection (1) for the words from “on summary conviction” onwards there shall be substituted—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
b
after subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
1A
If in the case of a continuing offence under subsection (1), the offender continues to contravene that subsection, he shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to an additional fine not exceeding one-twentieth of level 5 on the standard scale for each day on which the offence is continued.
3
In Article 3(4) of the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (penalties for bomb hoaxes)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) for the words from “three months” onwards there shall be substituted “6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both”;
b
in sub-paragraph (b) for “five years” there shall be substituted “7 years or to a fine or to both”.