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Part II

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or

(iii) to both.

(2) The offences to which subsection (1) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a) section 14(1);

(b) section 15(1);

(c) section 16(1); and

(d) section 17(1).

(3) A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction—

(i) to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or

(iii) to both; and

(b) on conviction on indictment—

(i) to a fine; or

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or

(iii) to both.

(4) The offences to which subsection (3) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

(a) section 14(2);

(b) section 15(2);

(c) section 16(2);

(d) section 17(2); and

(e) section 17(3).

(5) A person guilty of an offence under section 18 or 19 above shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(6) In this section “statutory maximum”, in relation to a fine on summary conviction, means—

(a) if the offence was committed in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the 1980 c. 43.Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under section 143 of that Act to take account of changes in the value of money);