Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

22 Penalties for offences under Part II. U.K.

(1) A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction—

(i) to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or

(iii) to both; and

(b) on conviction on indictment—

(i) to a fine; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or

(iii) to both.

(2) The offences to which subsection (1) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a) section 14(1);

(b) section 15(1);

(c) section 16(1); and

(d) section 17(1).

(3) A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction—

(i) to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or

(iii) to both; and

(b) on conviction on indictment—

(i) to a fine; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or

(iii) to both.

(4) The offences to which subsection (3) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a) section 14(2);

(b) section 15(2);

(c) section 16(2);

(d) section 17(2); and

(e) section 17(3).

(5) A person guilty of an offence under section 18 or 19 above shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and

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

(6) In this section “statutory maximum”, in relation to a fine on summary conviction, means—

(a) if the offence was committed in England and Wales . . . F1 , the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the M1 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under section 143 of that Act to take account of changes in the value of money);

(b) if the offence was committed in Scotland, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 289B of the M2 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under section 289D(1) of that Act to take account of changes in the value of money);

[F2 (c) if the offence was committed in Northern Ireland, the prescribed sum within the meaning of Article 4 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under Article 17 of that Order to take account of changes in the value of money)].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 21(a), Sch. 7

F2 S. 22(6)(c) substituted for words by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1), Sch. 6 para. 21(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 43.

M2 1975 c. 21.