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Consumer Credit Act 1974
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Section 167.
SCHEDULE 1Prosecution and Punishment of Offences
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Offence | Mode of prosecution | Imprisonment or fine |
| 7 | Knowingly or recklessly giving false information to Director. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 39(1) | Engaging in activities requiring a licence when not a licensee. | (a) Summarily | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 39(2) | Carrying on a business under a name not specified in licence. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 39(3) | Failure to notify changes in registered particulars. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 45 | Advertising credit where goods etc. not available for cash. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 46(1) | False or misleading advertisements. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 47(1) | Advertising infringements. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 49(1) | Canvassing debtor-creditor agreements off trade premises. | (a) Summarily. | £200. |
| (b) On indictment. | 1 year or a fine or both. | ||
| 49(2) | Soliciting debtor-creditor agreements during visits made in response to previous oral requests. | (a) Summarily. | £200. |
| (b) On indictment. | 1 year or a fine or both. | ||
| 50(1) | Sending circulars to minors. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 1 year or a fine or both. | ||
| 51(1) | Supplying unsolicited credit-tokens. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 77(4) | Failure of creditor under fixed-sum credit agreement to supply copies of documents etc. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 78(6) | Failure of creditor under running-account credit agreement to supply copies of documents etc. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 79(3) | Failure of owner under consumer hire agreement to supply copies of documents etc. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 80(2) | Failure to tell creditor or owner whereabouts of goods. | Summarily. | £50. |
| 85(2) | Failure of creditor to supply copy of credit-token agreement. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 97(3) | Failure to supply debtor with statement of amount required to discharge agreement. | Summarily. | £50. |
| 103(5) | Failure to deliver notice relating to discharge of agreements. | Summarily. | £50. |
| 107(4) | Failure of creditor to give information to surety under fixed-sum credit agreement. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 108(4) | Failure of creditor to give information to surety under running-account credit agreement. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 109(3) | Failure of owner to give information to surety under consumer hire agreement. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 110(3) | Failure of creditor or owner to supply a copy of any security instrument to debtor or hirer. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 114(2) | Taking pledges from minors. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 1 year or a fine or both | ||
| 115 | Failure to supply copies of a pledge agreement or pawn-receipt. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 119(1) | Unreasonable refusal to allow pawn to be redeemed. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 154 | Canvassing ancillary credit services off trade premises. | (a) Summarily. | £200. |
| (b) On indictment. | 1 year or a fine or both. | ||
| 157(3) | Refusal to give name etc. of credit reference agency. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 158(4) | Failure of credit reference agency to disclose filed information. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 159(6) | Failure of credit reference agency to correct information. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 160(6) | Failure of credit reference agency to comply with section 160 (3) or (4). | Summarily. | £200. |
| 162(6) | Impersonation of enforcement authority officers. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 165(1) | Obstruction of enforcement authority officers. | Summarily. | £200. |
| 165(2) | Giving false information to enforcement authority officers. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 167(2) | Contravention of regulations under section 44, 52, 53, 54, or 112. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. | ||
| 174(5) | Wrongful disclosure of information. | (a) Summarily. | £400. |
| (b) On indictment. | 2 years or a fine or both. |
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