PART 1REGULATION OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES

CHAPTER 5OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

51Penalties upon conviction

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under section 5, 43, 44, 47, 49 or 50 or under regulations made under section 45 or 46 is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under section 48 is liable on summary conviction to a fine.