The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 No. 149

Part 3 – Specific amendments to primary legislation E+W

Amendment of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 E+W

12.—(1) The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6) of section 15A for the words “in the” to the end substitute “the reference to twelve months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to six months in the case of an offence committed before 2 May 2022).”.

(3) In subsection (6) of section 15C, for the words “in the” to the end substitute “the reference to twelve months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to six months in the case of an offence committed before 2 May 2022).”.

(4) In paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 7 for “six” substitute “six months”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 12 in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

2004 c. 20.