Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

6 Penalties for offences under Part 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.

(5) In this section " statutory maximum ", in relation to a fine on summary conviction, means the prescribed sum, within the meaning of section 32 of the [1980 c. 43.] 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); and those sections shall extend to Northern Ireland for the purposes of the application of this definition.