(1)An individual guilty of an offence under section 1, 2 or 6 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both,
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or to a fine, or to both.
(2)Any other person guilty of an offence under section 1, 2 or 6 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under section 7 is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine.
(4)The reference in subsection (1)(a) to 12 months is to be read—
(a)in its application to England and Wales in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of [F1paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020], and
(b)in its application to Northern Ireland,
as a reference to 6 months.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 11(4)(a) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 443(1) (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2