PART 9Enforcement
Penalties for offences80.
(1)
A person who commits an offence under any provision of Part 3 (Finance), regulation 67 (finance: licensing offences), F1F257 (Crimean ports direction, Donetsk ports direction or Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction), 57A (prohibition on port entry), 57B(4) (directions prohibiting port entry), 57C(3) (movement of ships) or 57N(1) to (4) (aircraft offences) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court 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 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(d)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or a fine (or both).
(2)
A person who commits an offence under any provision of Part 5 (Trade) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F4the general limit in a magistrates’ court 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 6 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).
(3)
A person who commits an offence under regulation 9(6) F5or 9B(6) (confidentiality), F667A (director disqualification: licensing offences), 68 (trade: licensing offences), F768A (aircraft: licensing offences), 76(6) (general trade licences: records) or 77(5) (general trade licences: inspection of records) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F8the general limit in a magistrates’ court 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 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(d)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
(4)
A person who commits an offence under regulation F957B(6) (directions prohibiting port entry: confidentiality), 57C(5) (movement of ships: confidentiality), 57N(5) (aircraft: confidentiality), 70(6) F10, 70A(6) or 74 (information offences in connection with Part 3) F11, or 77B (internet services: information offences) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine (or both);
(b)
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both);
(c)
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).