31 Increase of fines for certain summary offences
Criminal Law Act 1977 (1977 c 45) | Legislation

31  Increase of fines for certain summary offences

(1)     The enactments specified in column 2 of Schedule 6 to this Act, which relate to the maximum fines for the offences mentioned (and broadly described) in column 1 of that Schedule, shall have effect as if the maximum fine that may be imposed on summary conviction of any offence so mentioned were a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule instead of a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule, so however that the preceding provision shall not alter the maximum daily fine, if any, provided for by any of those enactments.

(2)     This subsection applies to the following enactments (by virtue of which certain byelaws may make persons contravening the byelaws liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20), namely—

(a)     section 183 of the Public Health Act 1875 and section 237 of the Local Government Act 1972 (local authorities' byelaws) in their application to byelaws under any public general Act; and

(b)     . . .

(3)     In the enactments to which subsection (2) above

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