Penalties
13.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under article 7, 8, or 10 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—
(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under article 6 or 11 or paragraph 4(b) or (d) of Schedule 1 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—
(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 2(3) or 4(a) or (c) of Schedule 1 is liable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 51 weeks or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both;
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
(4) If an offence under this Order committed by a body corporate is shown—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or
(b)to be attributable to any neglect on his part,
the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.