SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Increase in Certain Penalties

Part I Offences made triable only summarily, and related amendments

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Offences

Enactment

Amendment

Penalties

NIGHT POACHING ACT 1828 (C. 69) Offences under section 1 (taking or destroying game or rabbits by night or entering land for that purpose).

Section 1.

For the words from “such offender” onwards substitute “ he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale ”.

Level 3 on the standard scale.

PUBLIC MEETING ACT 1908 (c. 66) Offences under section 1(1) (endeavour to break up a public meeting).

Section 1(1)

After “offence” add “ shall on summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both ”.

6 months or level 5 on the standard scale or both.

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT 1963 (C. 2) Offences under the following provisions - section 7 (restriction of betting on dog racecourses); section 10(5) (advertising licensed betting offices); section 11(6) (person holding bookmaker’s or betting agency permit employing a person disqualified from holding such a permit); section 18(2) (making unauthorised charges to bookmakers on licensed track); section 19 (occupiers of licensed tracks not to have any interest in bookmaker thereon); section 21 (betting with young persons); section 22 (betting circulars not to be sent to young persons).

Section 52

For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) (penalties for certain offences) substitute “ on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both ”.

Level 5 on the standard scale or 6 months or both.

THEATRES ACT 1968 (C. 54) Offences under section 6 (provocation of breach of the peace by means of public performance of play).

Section 6(2)

For paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “ on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both ”.

6 months or level 5 on the standard scale or both.