PART 1Offences
Penalties and sentencing
I15Penalties
1
A person guilty of an offence under section 1 or 2 is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine or both.
2
A person guilty of an offence under section 4 is liable (unless subsection (3) applies)—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine or both.
3
Where the offence under section 4 is committed by kidnapping or false imprisonment, a person guilty of that offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.