Adventure Activities Standards Authority Act, 2001
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Penalties. |
5.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 4 (1) shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment. | |
(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 4 (2), 4(3), 4(4) or 4(5) shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment. | ||
(3) A person guilty of an offence under section 4 (6) shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500, together with a fine not exceeding £50 per day for each day on which the failure to comply with the direction continues, provided however that the fines shall not exceed £1,500 in total, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000, together with a fine not exceeding £500 per day for each day on which the failure to comply with the direction continues, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment. |