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(1)A person who fails to comply with section 44(1) (obligation to notify the Commissioners of liability to be registered) commits an offence.
(2)In proceedings against a person (P) for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for P to prove that P had a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)—
(a)where P relies on any other person to do anything, that is not a reasonable excuse unless P took reasonable care to avoid the failure;
(b)where P had a reasonable excuse for the failure but the excuse has ceased, P is to be treated as having continued to have the excuse if the failure is remedied without unreasonable delay after the excuse ceased.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding £20,000 or (if greater) 3 times the amount of the potential lost revenue, or
(iii)to both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or (if greater) 3 times the amount of the potential lost revenue, or
(iii)to both;
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or (if greater) 3 times the amount of the potential lost revenue, or
(iii)to both;
(d)on conviction on indictment—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years,
(ii)to a fine, or
(iii)to both.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (4), the “potential lost revenue” is the amount of soft drinks industry levy (if any) for which the person who committed the offence is liable for the period—
(a)beginning with the date with effect from which the person is liable to be registered under this Part, and
(b)ending with the date on which the Commissioners received notification of, or otherwise were satisfied as to, the person's liability to be registered under this Part.
(6)In calculating potential lost revenue for the purposes of subsection (4), no account is to be taken of the fact that a potential loss of revenue from the person is or may be balanced by a potential over-payment by another person.
(7)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 the reference in subsection (4)(a)(i) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
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