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32. Penalties

Repealed from 31 December 2020

(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 18 is liable -

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both;

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the relevant maximum or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 10 or 17 is liable -

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both;

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the relevant maximum or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(3) For the purposes of subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b) "the relevant maximum" is -

(a) in England and Wales, 12 months (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before the commencement of paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020);

(b) in Scotland, 12 months;

(c) in Northern Ireland, 6 months.

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