PART 2General
Penalties13
1
A person guilty of an offence under article 4 or 12 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 6 or 7(10), or paragraph 3(b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 3 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 paragraph 3(a) or paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 is liable 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.
4
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 an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.