Offences and penalties6
1
Any person who contravenes regulation 3 or knowingly contravenes the requirements of a notice given under paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 shall be guilty of an offence.
2
Any person guilty of an offence under this regulation shall be liable —
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
3
No prosecution for an offence consisting of a contravention of regulation 3 or of knowingly contravening the requirements of a notice given under paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 shall be begun after the expiry of —
a
three years from the commission of the offence; or
b
one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,
whichever is the earlier.