Penalties
24.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under article 4, 5(3), 6, or 7(3) is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both; or
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(b)(ii) or 21 or paragraph 4(b) or (d) of Schedule 5 is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both; or
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under article 9(4) or 20 is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine of any amount or to both;
(b)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(a), 13(3)(b)(i), 13(3)(c), 22(4) or paragraph 4(a) or (c) of Schedule 5 shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under article 8 or 9(3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent.
(6) If an offence under this Order committed by a body corporate is shown—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate; or
(b)to be attributable to any neglect on the part of an officer of the body corporate,
the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.