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Version date: 25 October 2000 - onwards
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43. Offences generally.

(1) A person guilty of an offence under any provision of this Act shall be liable-

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £25,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(2) If the contravention in respect of which a person is convicted of an offence under any provision of this Act is continued after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence on every day on which the contravention continues and for each such offence shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £250 or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £1,500.