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Increase of certain penalties under Principal Act.
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24.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 3, 4 or 16 of the Principal Act shall, in lieu of the penalty specified in the section concerned, be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £25,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 6, 12, 19, 27 or 28 (4) of the Principal Act shall, in lieu of the penalty specified in the section concerned, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
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(3) A person guilty of an offence under section 14 of the Principal Act shall, in lieu of the penalty specified in that section, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
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(4) This section shall have effect as respects offences committed after the commencement of this section.
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