Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

Amendment of Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001

68. Section 36 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding—

(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1), 10 years, or

(b) in the case of an offence under subsection (2), five years,

or both.”.