Offences
6.—(1) Where a person to whom a stop notice is issued does not comply with it within the time limit specified in the notice, the person is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or both, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In the application of this paragraph in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1) the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to twelve months is to be read as a reference to six months.
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