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<Text>A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/3/2012-11-05" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/3" id="section-38-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Proceedings for an offence under this section shall not be instituted in England and Wales otherwise than by or with the consent of the Attorney General.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/3A/2012-11-05" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/3A" id="section-38-3A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4179" CommentaryRef="c19058341">3A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4179" CommentaryRef="c19058341">Proceedings for an offence under this section shall not be instituted in Northern Ireland otherwise than by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/4/2012-11-05" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/4" id="section-38-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (12) of section 37 applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00717" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/38/3A" SectionRef="section-38-3A">S. 38(3A)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c00718" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00719" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/311/7" CitationRef="c00718" SectionRef="section-311-7" Operative="true">ss. 311(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00720" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336" CitationRef="c00718" SectionRef="section-336">336</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950" id="c00721" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="950">S.I. 2005/950</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00722" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/1" CitationRef="c00721" SectionRef="article-2-1" Operative="true">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00723" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/1" CitationRef="c00721" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c00724" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00721" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00725" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/2" CitationRef="c00721" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
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