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.

POST OFFICE ACT 1953 (C. 36) Offences under section 56 (criminal diversions of letters from addressee).

Section 56(1)

For the words “guilty” onwards substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both”.

Level 4 on the standard scale or 6 months or both.

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.