SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Offences, penalties, enforcement and other matters

PART 2Penalties

Criminal penalties

3.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is punishable on summary conviction—

(a)in England and Wales by a fine or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both; or

(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

(2) But an offence is not punishable under this paragraph if—

(a)the enforcement authority has required a person to pay a penalty in respect of that offence under paragraph 4; and

(b)that penalty has been paid to the enforcement authority.