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.