SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Convention on International Carriage by Rail
PROVISION WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER OR BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 103
Sanctions
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1
Regulations may provide a criminal or other sanction in connection with a duty arising under the Convention or the regulations.
2
But regulations may not create a criminal offence which—
a
is punishable with imprisonment, or
b
is punishable on summary conviction with a fine exceeding the statutory maximum or level 5 on the standard scale.
3
Sub-paragraph (2) shall not apply to an offence created in reliance on section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68).
4
Sub-paragraph (2) shall also not apply to an offence created by way of or in connection with a provision which—
a
applies (with or without modification) a provision made in reliance on an Act other than this Act,
b
is similar to provision made in reliance on an Act other than this Act, or
c
is made partly in reliance on this Act and partly in reliance on another Act.