SCHEDULE 1Infrastructure-levy regulations

Maximum penalties

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(1)

The maximum penalty that infrastructure-levy regulations can specify for an offence they create is—

(a)

for a summary-only offence—

(i)

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

(ii)

a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months, or

(iii)

both,

(b)

for an either-way offence—

(i)

a fine, which may not exceed the statutory maximum on summary conviction,

(ii)

a term of imprisonment not exceeding—

(A)

12 months on summary conviction,

(B)

2 years on conviction on indictment, or

(iii)

both.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), “either-way offence” means an offence that is triable either on indictment or summary complaint.