National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Part 10 E+W Protection of NHS from fraud and other unlawful activities

Offences under this Part E+W

208 Penalties for offences under this Part: transitional modification E+W

(1) In relation to an offence committed before [F1 2 May 2022], the reference in section 204(6)(b) to a period of imprisonment of [F2 the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is a reference to a period of imprisonment of 6 months.

(2) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for summary offences), the references in sections 204(2)(a) and 205(2)(b) to periods of imprisonment of 51 weeks are references to periods of imprisonment of 3 months.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 208(1) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F2 Words in s. 208(1) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 table