Penalties

5.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under article 4(1), or under any equivalent provision extending to any other part of the United Kingdom, proceedings in respect of which were brought in Scotland by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981, shall be liable–

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 in relation to the Community quota measure, the contravention of, or failure to comply with, which founded the offence; and

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

(2) A person found guilty of an offence under article 4(2), or under any equivalent provision extending to any other part of the United Kingdom, proceedings in respect of which were brought in Scotland by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981, shall be liable–

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 in relation to the Community third country fishing measure, the contravention of, or failure to comply with, which founded the offence; and

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