PART 7Offences relating to financial services

92Penalties

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under this Part is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the applicable maximum term or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or a fine, or both.

(2)

For the purpose of subsection (1)(a) “the applicable maximum term” is—

(a)

in England and Wales, 12 months (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);

(b)

in Scotland, 12 months;

(c)

in Northern Ireland, 6 months.