C4C5 Part III ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39) applied (with modifications) (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(2)(3), Sch. 2
Offences
35 Punishment of offences.
C1C2C3C6C8C9C13C11C151
A person guilty of an offence under section 33(1) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
C7C8C10C12C14C152
A person guilty of any other offence under this Act shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;
b
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the relevant amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
C7C8C10C12C14C153
In subsection (2) above “the relevant amount” means—
a
in the case of an offence under section 7, 8 or 14 above, £20,000;
b
in any other case, the statutory maximum.
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If a person who is—
F2b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c
licensed under section 6 of F3the Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980 to use any premises as a knacker’s yard,
is convicted of an offence under Part II of this Act, the court may, in addition to any other punishment, cancel his licence or registration.
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): functions transferred (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8, Sch. 2
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): certain functions transferred (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(1)(3), Sch. 2