Penalties
17.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under articles 4, 5, 6(1)(a) or (2), 7(a)(i), 9(a), 10, 11(a), 12, 13(a) or 16(1) of this Order is liable—
(a)on summary conviction—
(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine, or to both.
(2) In relation to an offence committed after the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1), for “six months” in paragraph (1)(a)(i) substitute “twelve months”.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under articles 6(1)(b) to (c) or (3), 7(a)(ii) to (iv), 8, 9(b) or (c), 11(b) or (c), 13(b), 14, 15 or 16(2) of this Order is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.
(4) In the case of an offence committed under the 1979 Act in connection with the prohibitions of exportation in article 4 of this Order or Articles 2a, 2b, 4, 8(1), 11, 11a(1)(a) and 12(1)(a) of the Syria Regulation, sections 68(3)(b) and 170(3)(b)(2) of the 1979 Act have the effect as if for the words “7 years” there were substituted the words “10 years”.
(5) In the case of an offence committed under the 1979 Act in connection with the prohibitions of importation in Articles 6(a) or 11(a)(1)(b) of the Syria Regulation, sections 50(4)(b)(3) and 170(3)(b) of the 1979 Act have the effect as if for the words “7 years” there were substituted the words “10 years”.
2003 c.44; at the date of this Order, section 154(1) had not been commenced.
Sections 68(3)(b) and 170(3)(b) were amended by the Finance Act 1988 (c.39), section 12(1) and (6).
Section 50(4)(b) was amended by the Finance Act 1988 (c.39), section 12(1) and (6).