PART 4Legal Proceedings
Prosecutions for corrupt practices99
1
A person who is guilty of a corrupt practice shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment—
i
in the case of a corrupt practice under regulation 23 or 24, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both,
ii
in any other case, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine, or to both;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
2
If it appears to the court by which any person holding a licence or certificate under the Licensing Order is convicted of the offence of bribery or treating that the offence was committed on his licensed premises—
a
the court shall direct the conviction to be entered in the proper register of licences, and
b
the entry shall be taken into consideration by the licensing authority in determining whether they will or will not grant a renewal of the licence or certificate, and may be a ground, if the authority think fit, for refusing its renewal.