Prospective
146(1)Section 4 of that Act (rogues and vagabonds) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In that section, for the words from “shall be” to the end there is substituted “ commits an offence under this section ”.
(3)At the end of that section (which becomes subsection (1)) there is inserted—
“(2)It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace to impose on any person who commits an offence under this section (being thereof convicted before him by the confession of such person, or by the evidence on oath of one or more credible witnesses)—
(a)in the case of a person convicted of the offence of wandering abroad and lodging in any barn or outhouse, or in any deserted or unoccupied building, or in the open air, or under a tent, or in any cart or waggon, and not giving a good account of himself, a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, and
(b)in the case of a person convicted of any other offence under this section, a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”