Air Pollution Act, 1987
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Penalties. |
12.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable— | |
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 (together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a fine not exceeding £100 for every day on which the offence is continued and not exceeding in total an amount which, when added to any other fine under this paragraph in relation to the offence concerned, equals £1,000), or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment, | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 (together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a fine not exceeding £1,000 for every day on which the offence is continued), or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment. | ||
(2) Section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 , shall apply in relation to an offence to which subsection (1) relates as if, in lieu of the penalties provided for in subsection (3) of the said section 13, there were specified therein the penalties provided for in subsection (1) (a), and the reference in subsection (2) (a) of the said section 13 to the penalties provided for in the said subsection (3) shall be construed and have effect accordingly. |