Cinemas Act 1985

11 Penalties and forfeitures.E+W+S

(1)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) of section 10 above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—

(a)in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) of that subsection, £20,000,

(b)in any other case, level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, the court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence under section 10(1)(a) above may order any thing produced to the court, and shown to the satisfaction of the court to relate to the offence, to be forfeited and dealt with in such manner as the court may order.

(3)The court shall not order any thing to be forfeited under subsection (2) above, where a person claiming to be the owner of or otherwise interested in it applies to be heard by the court, unless an opportunity has been given to him to show cause why the order should not be made.