Failure to comply with licence conditionsI15
1
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2 ) below, any person who—
a
has done any act under the authority of a licence granted under article 2 or F1 an EU licence; and
b
fails to comply with any condition attaching to that licence,
shall be guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction to a fine of the prescribed sum, and
b
on conviction on indictment to a fine of any amount, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.
3
No person shall be guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) where—
a
the licence condition in question had been previously modified by the Secretary of State; and
b
the alleged failure to comply would not have been a failure had the licence not been so modified; and
c
the condition with which he failed to comply was modified, otherwise than with his consent, by the Secretary of State after the doing of the act authorised by the licence.