15(1)A person commits a offence who, without reasonable excuse—U.K.
(a)does anything they are prohibited from doing by a foreign travel restriction order, or
(b)fails to comply with a requirement imposed on them by such an order.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine or both.
[F1(2A)In the application of this paragraph in England and Wales, the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).]
(3)In the application of sub-paragraph (2)(a)—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)in Northern Ireland,
for “12 months” substitute “ 6 months ”.
(4)Where a person is convicted of an offence under this paragraph, it is not open to the court by or before which they are convicted—
(a)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, to make an order for conditional discharge in respect of the offence;
(b)in Scotland, to make a probation order in respect of the offence.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 15(2A) inserted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 17(4)
F2Sch. 5 para. 15(3)(a) omitted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 17(5)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 15 in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/1493, art. 2(c)