The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Penalties

32.—(1) A person contravening any provision of these Regulations other than those listed in paragraph (2), or any notice served under them shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are those contained in—

(a)regulation 17(3);

(b)paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 3; and

(c)paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 4.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 31(1)(a) or (b) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(4) A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or to both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.