SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5U.K. Amendments of the Sex Offenders Act 1997

PenaltiesU.K.

5(1)In section 3 (offences), in subsection (1), for the words following paragraph (b) there is substituted—U.K.

he is guilty of an offence.

(1A)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above is liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a fine, or both,

(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.

(1B)If without reasonable excuse—

(a)a person fails to comply with section 2(6A) above, or

(b)a person fails to comply with any requirement imposed by virtue of section 2(6D) above to give a notice, or gives a notice which does not disclose the required information or which discloses information which he knows to be false,

he is guilty of an offence and liable as mentioned in subsection (1A) above.

(2)This paragraph applies where the act constituting the offence in question occurs after commencement.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 5 wholly in force at 1.6.2001; Sch. 5 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 80; Sch. 5 in force (E.W.N.I.) for specified purposes at 2.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1651, art. 2(a); Sch. 5 in force (S.) at 31.5.2001 by S.S.I. 2001/166, art. 3; Sch. 5 in force (E.W.N.I.) insofar as not already in force at 1.6.2001 by S.I. 2001/1651, art. 2(b)