SCHEDULES

Sections 15 and 30.

X1SCHEDULE 1E+W Offences Made Triable Only Summarily, and Related Amendments

Editorial Information

X1The text of Sch. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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OffenceEnactmentAmendmentOld PenaltiesNew penalties
Night Poaching Act 1828 (c. 69)
1. Offences under section 1 (taking or destroying game or rabbits by night or entering land for that purpose).Section 1For the words from “such offender” onwards substitute “he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200”.(a) for a first offence, on summary conviction, 3 months or £100 and, in default of finding sureties of £10, a further 6 months;£200.
(b) for a second offence, on summary conviction, 6 months or £100 and, in default of finding sureties of £20, a further 12 months;
(c) for a third offence, on conviction on indictment, 2 years or a fine or both.
2. . . . F1 . . . F1 . . . F1 . . . F1
Public Meeting Act 1908 (c. 66)
3. Offences under section 1(1) (endeavouring to break up a public meeting).Section 1(1).After “offence” add “and shall on summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both”.(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;6 months or £1,000 or both.
(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
4. Offences under section 3 (allowing persons under 16 to be in brothels).Section 3.For the words from “guilty” to “twenty-five pounds” substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50”.(a) on summary conviction 6 months or £25 or both;6 months or £50 or both.
(b) on conviction on indictment 6 months or £25 or both.
Public Order Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6.) (c. 6)
5.Offences under section 5 (conduct conducive to breaches of the peace).Section 5 (as substituted by section 7 of the Race Relations Act 1965).After “offence” add “and shall on summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both”.(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;6 months or £1,000 or both.
(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.
Water Act 1945 (c. 42)
6. F2 . . ..F2 . . ..F2. . .F2 . . .F2 . . .
F2 . . ..
7, 8. . . . F3 . . . F3 . . . F3 . . . F3
9. . . . F4 . . . F4 . . . F4 . . . F4
Post Office Act 1953 (c. 36)
10. Offences under section 56 (criminal diversion of letters from addressee).Section 56(1).For the words from “guilty” onwards substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both”.£50 or 6 months.£500 or 6 months or both.
11—13. . . . F5 . . . F5 . . . F5 . . . F5
14—16 . . . F6 . . . F6 . . . F6 . . . F6
Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c.2)
17. Offences under the following provisions—Section 52.For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) (penalties for certain offences) substitute “on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both”.(a) on summary conviction £50 or, on a second or subsequent conviction, 2 months or £100 or both;£1,000 or 6 months or both.
section 7 (restriction of betting on dog racecourses);(b) on conviction on indictment £300 or, on a second or subsequent conviction, 6 months or £500 or both.
section 10(5) (advertising licensed betting offices);
section 11(6) (person holding bookmaker’s or betting agency permit employing a person disqualified from holding such a permit);
section 18(2) (making unauthorised charges to bookmakers on licensed track);
section 19 (occupiers of licensed tracks not to have any interest in book-making thereon);
section 21 (betting with young persons);
section 22 (betting circulars not to be sent to young persons).
Police Act 1964 (c. 48)
18. Offences under section 51(1) (assaults on constables).Section 51(1).For paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both”.(a) on summary conviction 6 months, or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction 9 months, or £100 or both;6 months or £1,000 or both.
(b) on conviction on indictment 2 years or a fine both.
Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54)
19. Offences under section 6 (provocation of breach of the peace by means of public performance of play).Section 6(2).For paragraphs (a) and (b) subtitute “on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both”.(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;6 months or £1,000 or both.
(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.
20. . . . F7 . . . F7 . . . F7 . . . F7
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
21. Offences under section 33(5) (continuing contravention of improvement notice, prohibition notice or court order).Section 33(5).For the words from “liable” to “£50” substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100”.£50 for each day on which the contravention continues.£100 for each day on which the contravention continues.

Textual Amendments

F2In Sch. 1 the entry relating to s. 7 of the Water Act 1945 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 2(2), Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

F7Entries relating to the Road Traffic Act 1972 repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I