70 Penalty and prosecution for offence under section 69
Serious Crime Act 2007 (2007 c 27) | Legislation

70  Penalty and prosecution for offence under section 69

(1)     A person who commits an offence under section 69 is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

(b)     on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

(2)     A prosecution for an offence under section 69 may be begun in England and Wales [only by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions].

(3)

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