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22.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 3(6), 5(7), 7(8), 8(3), 9(7), 10(4), 11(7), 18(2), 19(2), 20(3) or 21(1) or (2) shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 14(2), 16(5) or (6) or 21(3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) Proceedings for any offence under these Regulations may be taken, and the offence may for the purposes of the jurisdiction of the court to try the offences be treated as having been committed, in any place in Northern Ireland.
(4) It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under section 22(2)(b) of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(1) (which restricts the placing on land of poison and poisonous substances) for the person charged to show that he acted in accordance with an approval granted under these Regulations and, where appropriate, an extension of use granted under regulation 10.
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