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(1)Any person guilty of an offence under any provision of this Act other than the last foregoing section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F1level 4 on the standard scale].
(2)Any person guilty of an offence under the last foregoing section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F2level 3 on the standard scale].
(3)Where a person is convicted of any offence under this Act or of any offence under the M1Protection of Animals Act 1911 or the M2Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912, the M3Pet Animals Act 1951 or the M4Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963, the court by which he is convicted may cancel any licence held by him under this Act, and may, whether or not he is the holder of such a licence, disqualify him from keeping a breeding [F3or rearing] establishment for dogs for such period as the court thinks fit.
(4)A court which has ordered the cancellation of a person’s licence, or his disqualification, in pursuance of the last foregoing subsection may, if it thinks fit, suspend the operation of the order pending an appeal.
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F1 “£200”substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G
F2 “£100”substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G
F3Words inserted (S.) by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45, SIF 81:2), Sch. 3 para. 3(a)
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