15.—(1) Any persons who contravenes—
(a)Article 13(1) or (2); or
(b)Article 14(1) or (2),
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) Any person who contravenes a byelaw made—
(a)under Article 13(7); or
(b)under Article 14(7),
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) If a person registered under Article 13 is found guilty of an offence under paragraph (2) (a), the court, instead of or in addition to imposing a fine under paragraph (2), may order the suspension or cancellation of his registration.
(4) If a person registered under Article 14 is found guilty of an offence under paragraph (2) (b), the court, instead of or in addition to imposing a fine under paragraph (2), may order the suspension or cancellation of his registration.
(5) A court which orders the suspension or cancellation of a registration by virtue of paragraph (3) or (4) may also order the suspension or cancellation of any registration under Article 13 or, as the case may be, Article 14 of the premises in which the offence was committed, if they are occupied by the person found guilty of the offence.
(6) Subject to paragraph (7), a court ordering the suspension or cancellation of registration by virtue of paragraph (3) or (4) may suspend the operation of the order until the expiration of the period for giving notice of appeal to the county court.
(7) If notice of appeal is given within the period referred to in paragraph (6), an order under paragraph (3) or (4) shall be suspended until the appeal is finally determined or abandoned.
(8) Where the registration of any person under Article 13 or 14 is cancelled by order of the court under this Article—
(a)he shall within 7 days deliver up to the council the cancelled certificate of registration, and, if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale and thereafter to a daily fine not exceeding £5; and
(b)he shall not again be registered by the council under Article 13 or, as the case may be, Article 14 except with the consent of the court which convicted him.
(9) A person registered under this Part shall keep a copy—
(a)of any certificate of registration issued to him under this Part; and
(b)of any byelaws under this Part relating to the practice or business in respect of which he is so registered,
prominently displayed at the place where he carries on that practice or business.
(10) A person who contravenes paragraph (9) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
(11) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (1), (2), (8) or (10) to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid commission of the offence.
(12) Nothing in this Part applies to anything done to an animal.