SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 8Inspectors
C1PART 2Powers exercisable by inspectors authorised by instrument of appointment: improvement notices and prohibition notices
Improvement and prohibition notices: offences
I1C17
1
It is an offence to contravene any requirement or prohibition imposed by an improvement notice or a prohibition notice.
2
A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
a
on summary conviction—
i
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (in England and Wales or Scotland),
ii
to a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in Scotland), or
iii
to both;
b
on conviction on indictment—
i
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years,
ii
to a fine, or
iii
to both.
3
In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (general limit on magistrates' court's powers to imprison), the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i), as it has effect in England and Wales, to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Sch. 8 modified (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(2)Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(b) (with Sch. 1 paras. 6, 4)