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8.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in paragraph (2) this Order is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both);
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(d)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine (or both).
(2) The provisions are—
(a)article 5(2);
(b)article 6 in so far as it relates to, or relates to the enabling or facilitating of, the circumvention of any relevant prohibition in a provision of the Burma Regulation mentioned in article 5(2).
(3) A person otherwise guilty of an offence under any provision of this Order is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or a fine (or both);
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(d)on conviction on indictment, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine (or both).
(4) In relation to an offence committed before section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1) comes into force, the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to “12 months” is to be read as a reference to six months.
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