PART 6OFFENCES, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Failure to comply with licence conditions38
1
A person who, having acted under the authority of a licence or the F2general export authorisation, fails to comply with—
a
any of the requirements or conditions to which the licence or the F2general export authorisation is subject; or
b
any obligation under article 28, 29 F1... or 31
commits an offence unless paragraph (2) applies.
2
This paragraph applies if—
a
the licence was modified after the completion of the act authorised; and
b
the alleged failure to comply would not have been a failure had the licence not been so modified.
3
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction—
i
in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;
ii
in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both; or
b
on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.