PART 4ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Penalties14

1

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 4 (introduction of fish), regulation 5 (keeping of fish), regulation 8(5) (failure to comply with a notice) or regulation 13 (obstruction) is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000; or

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

2

If section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is in force on the day on which these Regulations are made, paragraph (1)(a) applies in relation to a conviction by a court in England with the omission of the words “not exceeding £50,000”.