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Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
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22 Penalties for contraventions.U.K.
(1)Any person who contravenes section 3 above shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(2)Any person who, being the holder of a project licence—
(a)procures or knowingly permits a person under his control to carry out a regulated procedure otherwise than as part of the programme specified in the licence; or
(b)procures or knowingly permits a person under his control to carry out a regulated procedure otherwise than in accordance with that person’s personal licence,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the penalties specified in subsection (1) above.
(3)Any person who—
(a)contravenes section 7(1) or (2), 14, 15, 16, or 17 above; or
(b)fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under section 18(3) above,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the fourth level on the standard scale or to both.
(4)A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 3 or 17(a) above by reason only that he acted without the authority of a project licence if he shows that he reasonably believed, after making due enquiry, that he had such authority.
(5)A person guilty of an offence under section 1 of the M1Protection of Animals Act 1911 or section 1 of the M2Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 in respect of an animal at a designated establishment shall be liable to the penalties specified in subsection (1) above.
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E1In its application to Northern Ireland, this section has effect subject to the modifications set out in s. 29, see s. 29(1)
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M2 1912 c. 14 .
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