PART IVOffences

47Failure to affix certificate of registration

1

A person guilty of an offence under section 5(6) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale and to a further fine not exceeding £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction.

2

A person guilty of an offence under section 23(6) above shall be liable on summary conviction—

a

to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale; and

b

subject to subsection (3) below, to a further fine not exceeding £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction.

3

The court by which a person is convicted of an original offence under subsection (2) above may fix a reasonable period from the date of conviction for compliance with any directions given by the court; and where the court has fixed such a period the daily penalty prescribed by that subsection shall not be recoverable in respect of any day before the expiry of that period.