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F1S. 6(5) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.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