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Version date: 3 July 2012 - onwards
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2. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), by the substitution of "class A fine" for "fine not exceeding €3,000",

(b) in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), by -

(i) the substitution of "€5,000,000" for "€4,000,000" in each place that it occurs, and

(ii) the substitution of "10 years" for "5 years",

(c) in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), by the substitution of "class A fine" for "fine not exceeding €3,000",

(d) in paragraph (b) of subsection (2), by the substitution of "€5,000,000" for "€4,000,000",

(e) in paragraph (a) of subsection (3), by -

(i) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

"(i) in paragraph (a), 'class E fine' were substituted for 'class A fine' and references to imprisonment were disregarded, and",

and