8 Penalties.E+W
(1)Any promoter guilty of an offence under subsection (2) of section one of this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding [F1level 3 on the standard scale], or to both such imprisonment and such fine.
(2)Any collector guilty of an offence under subsection (3) of section one of this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, in the case of a first conviction, to a fine not exceeding [F2£25], or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding [F2£50], or to both such imprisonment and such fine.
(3)Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) of section four of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding [F3level 1 on the standard scale].
(4)Any person guilty of an offence under section five of this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding [F1level 3 on the standard scale], or to both such imprisonment and such fine.
(5)Any person guilty of an offence under section six of this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding [F3level 1 on the standard scale].
(6)If any person in furnishing any information for the purposes of this Act knowingly or recklessly makes a statement false in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding [F1level 3 on the standard scale], or to both such imprisonment and such fine.
(7)Where an offence under this Act committed by a corporation is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any culpable neglect of duty on the part of, any director, manager, secretary, or other officer of the corporation, he, as well as the corporation, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46
F2"£25" and "£50" substituted respectively by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31(5)(6) and as to substituted "£25" and "£50", Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 35 (in relation to liability on first and subsequent convictions) and 46 (substitution of references to levels on the standard scale) apply
F3Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46