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Version date: 15 March 2023 - onwards
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17. Penalties

(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 6 shall be liable -

(a) on summary conviction, to -

(i) a class A fine,

(ii) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months,

(iii) the forfeiture of any gift, consideration or advantage accepted or obtained in connection with the offence or, in the alternative, the forfeiture of land, cash or other property of an equivalent value to such gift, consideration or advantage, or

(iv) any combination of the penalties referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii),

or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to -

(i) a fine,

(ii) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years,

(iii) the forfeiture of any gift, consideration or advantage accepted or obtained in connection with the offence or, in the alternative, the forfeiture of land, cash or other property of an equivalent value to such gift, consideration or advantage, or

(iv) any combination of the penalties referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).