National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987
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Increase of certain penalties under Principal Act. |
17.—(1) Sections 14 (4) , 24 (3) and 25 (3) of the Principal Act are hereby amended by the substitution of: | |
“shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment” | ||
for “shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment”. | ||
(2) Section 17 (4) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “a fine not exceeding £300” for “a fine not exceeding twenty pounds”. | ||
(3) Section 23 (2) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “a fine not exceeding £1,000” for “a fine not exceeding ten pounds”. | ||
(4) Section 26 (3) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of: | ||
“shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment” | ||
for “shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds”. |