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The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
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22.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 13 or 18 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 17 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.
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