Part 1Public order
Offences relating to tunnelling
5Offence of being equipped for tunnelling etc
1
2
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for summary offences, to a fine or to both.
3
In subsection (2), “the maximum term for summary offences” means—
a
if the offence is committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for certain summary offences: England and Wales) comes into force, six months;
b
if the offence is committed after that time, 51 weeks.
4
In this section “dwelling” has the same meaning as in section 1 (offence of locking on).