(1)A person guilty of an offence under any of sections 4 to 8 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court] (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before [F22 May 2022]), or
(ii)to a fine,
or both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
or both;
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
or both;
(d)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or a fine, or both.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under section 9 is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before [F42 May 2022]), or
(ii)to a fine,
or both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
or both;
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or
(ii)to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
or both;
(d)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 10(1)(a)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F2Words in s. 10(1)(a)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F3Words in s. 10(2)(a)(i) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F4Words in s. 10(2)(a)(i) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
Commencement Information
I1S. 10 in force at 26.5.2016 by S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2