PART 1Labour market and illegal working

CHAPTER 1Labour market

LME undertakings and orders: supplementary

I127Offence

1

A person against whom an LME order is made commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the order.

2

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

a

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, to a fine or to both;

b

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine or to both;

c

on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

d

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

3

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the reference in subsection (2)(b) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.