Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989
Penalties. |
49.—(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a person guilty of an offence under any of the relevant statutory provisions for which no express money penalty is provided shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding £1,000. | |
(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 48 (1) shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine. | ||
(3) A person guilty of an offence— | ||
(a) under subsection (6) or (9) of section 48, or | ||
(b) which consists of contravening any of the relevant statutory provisions by doing otherwise than under the authority of a licence issued by the Authority or any other prescribed body something for the doing of which such a licence is necessary under the relevant statutory provisions, or | ||
(c) which consists of contravening a term of or a condition or restriction attached to any such licence as is mentioned in paragraph (b) shall be liable— | ||
(i) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000, or | ||
(ii) on conviction on indictment to a fine or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. | ||
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating an indictable offence in respect of regulations made under the European Communities Act, 1972. |