15.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 or 11 is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1seven] years or to a fine or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F2the relevant maximum] or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 1(5) or paragraph 4(1) of the Schedule is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F3the relevant maximum] or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
[F4(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “the relevant maximum” is—
(a)in England and Wales, twelve months (or, in relation to offences committed before [F5paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020] comes into force, six months);
(b)in Scotland, twelve months;
(c)in Northern Ireland, six months.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 15(1)(a) substituted (2.5.2017) by The European Union Financial Sanctions (Enhanced Penalties) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/560), regs. 1, 3(2)
F2Words in reg. 15(1)(b) substituted (2.5.2017) by The European Union Financial Sanctions (Enhanced Penalties) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/560), regs. 1, 3(3)
F3Words in reg. 15(2) substituted (2.5.2017) by The European Union Financial Sanctions (Enhanced Penalties) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/560), regs. 1, 3(3)
F4Reg. 15(3) inserted (2.5.2017) by The European Union Financial Sanctions (Enhanced Penalties) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/560), regs. 1, 3(4)
F5Words in reg. 15(3)(a) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 446(1) (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2