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Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008

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120Penalties for offences under this Act

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(1)Subject to subsection (2), any person who commits an offence under this Act (except Part 8) is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both.

(2)Any person who commits an offence under section 69(1) or 70(3) or (4) in relation to an exclusion or restriction order is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both.

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