PART 5Enforcement and market surveillance

Penalties

62.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person guilty of an offence under regulation 61 (offences) is liable on summary conviction—

(a)in England and Wales—

(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; or

(ii)a fine; or

(iii)to both.

(b)in Scotland and Northern Ireland—

(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; or

(ii)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or

(iii)to both.

(2) A person guilty of an offence by reason of a contravention or failure to comply with regulations 11, 16, 24 and 31 is liable on summary conviction—

(a)in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b)in Scotland and Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.