Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

6 Penalties for offences under Part I.E+W+N.I.

(1)A person guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction—

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

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

(c)to both.

(2)A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.

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

(a)section 1;

(b)section 2;

(c)section 3;

(d)section 4;

(e)section 5(1); and

(f)section 5(3).

(4)A person guilty of an offence under section 5(2) or (4) above shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

F1(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1S. 6(5) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group2.