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.