SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 27

Enabling powers: alteration of maximum penalties etc.
Section 283

Plant Health Act 1967 (c. 8)
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1
Section 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967 (control of spread of pests in Great Britain) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4A), for “three months” there is substituted “ the prescribed term ”.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
4B
In subsection (4A) above, “the prescribed term” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales, 51 weeks;
b
in relation to Scotland, three months.

Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)
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Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)
4
In section 38(5) of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (maximum penalties to be prescribed by regulations), the words “or imprisonment for a term of three months or both” are omitted.

Anatomy Act 1984 (c. 14)
5
1
Section 11 of the Anatomy Act 1984 (offences) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (7), for “3 months” there is substituted “ the prescribed term ”.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
7A
In subsection (7), “the prescribed term” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales, 51 weeks;
b
in relation to Scotland, 3 months.

Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
6
1
Section 141 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (power to prohibit or restrict the importation or exportation of waste) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (g) of subsection (5), for “six months” there is substituted “ the prescribed term ”.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
5A
In subsection (5)(g), “the prescribed term” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is a summary offence, 51 weeks;
b
in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is triable either way, twelve months;
c
in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland, six months.

Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)
7
1
Section 113 of the Scotland Act 1998 (subordinate legislation: scope of powers) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (a) of subsection (10), for “three months” there is substituted “ the prescribed term ”.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
10A
In subsection (10)(a), “the prescribed term” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is a summary offence, 51 weeks;
b
in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is triable either way, twelve months;
c
in relation to ... Northern Ireland, three months.

Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (c. 6)
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Sch. 27 para. 8 repealed (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 30(1), 33, Sch. (with s. 30(2)-(5))
Sch. 27 para. 2 repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
Sch. 27 para. 6 in force at 2.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/500, reg. 3(b)(ii)
Sch. 27 para. 7 in force at 2.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/500, reg. 3(b)(ii)
Words in Sch. 27 para. 7(3) omitted (31.10.2012) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 39(5), 44(5); S.I. 2012/2516, art. 2(e)
Sch. 27 para. 3 and cross-heading repealed (31.12.2020) by The European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1447), reg. 1(3), Sch. (with reg. 9(2))