Penalties23

1

A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 16 or regulation 20(1)(a) or (b) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

3

A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both;

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.