Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

[F1 4 (1) The regulations may provide for any such offence as is mentioned in paragraph 1 to be triable— S

(a) only summarily,

(b) either summarily or on indictment.

(2) The regulations may provide for such an offence which is triable only summarily to be punishable on conviction by—

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding such period as is specified (which must not exceed 12 months), or

(b) a fine not exceeding such amount as is specified (which must not exceed level 5 on the standard scale),

or both.

(3) The regulations may provide for any such offence which is triable either summarily or on indictment to be punishable—

(a) on summary conviction, by—

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding such period as is specified (which must not exceed 12 months), or

(ii) a fine not exceeding such amount as is specified (which must not exceed the statutory maximum),

or both,

(b) on conviction on indictment by—

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding such period as is specified (which must not exceed 2 years), or

(ii) a fine,

or both.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (1.1.2015) by Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 9), ss. 109(2), 116(1) (with s. 110); S.S.I. 2014/348, art. 2, Sch.