Part I Forgery and Kindred Offences
Penalties etc.
6 Penalties for offences under Part I.
(1)
A person guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction—
(a)
to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or
(c)
to both.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
(3)
The offences to which subsection (2) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—
(a)
section 1;
(b)
section 2;
(c)
section 3;
(d)
section 4;
(e)
section 5(1); and
(f)
section 5(3).
(4)
A person guilty of an offence under section 5(2) or (4) above shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
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