(1)Any person guilty of an offence under section 72, 73 or 74 above shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction—
(i)in England and Wales F1, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
(ii)in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of [F2section 225(8)of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995],
[F3(iii)in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of Article 4 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.]
(2)Any person who makes default in complying with, or with a requirement imposed under, any other provision of this Part of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction in England and Wales and Scotland to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, on summary conviction in Northern Ireland to a fine not exceeding £400.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 32(a), Sch. 7
F2Words in s. 81(1)(b)(ii) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 45(4)(with Sch. 3)
F3S. 81(1)(b)(iii) substituted for words after sub-paragraph (ii) by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1), Sch. 6 para. 32(b)
Marginal Citations
(1)Any person guilty of an offence under section 72, 73 or 74 above shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction—
(i)in England and Wales F1, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
(ii)in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of [F2section 225(8)of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995],
[F3(iii)in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of Article 4 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.]
(2)Any person who makes default in complying with, or with a requirement imposed under, any other provision of this Part of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction in England and Wales and Scotland to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, on summary conviction in Northern Ireland to a fine not exceeding £400.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 32(a), Sch. 7
F2Words in s. 81(1)(b)(ii) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 45(4)(with Sch. 3)
F3S. 81(1)(b)(iii) substituted for words after sub-paragraph (ii) by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 19(1), Sch. 6 para. 32(b)
Marginal Citations