Social Welfare Act, 1993
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Penalties under Social Welfare Acts. |
28.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after section 294K (inserted by section 27 of this Act) of the following section: | |
“Penalties. | ||
294L.—(1) Except where otherwise provided for, a person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or both. | ||
(2) Where a person, after conviction of an offence under this Act continues to contravene the provision concerned, he shall be guilty of an offence on every day on which the contravention continues and for each such offence he shall be liable to a fine, on summary conviction, not exceeding £200 or, on conviction on indictment, not exceeding £2,000.”. | ||
(2) Section 15 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (8) (inserted by section 6 of the No. 2 Act of 1987) of the following subsection: | ||
“(8) A person who fails to comply with subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence.”. | ||
(3) Section 15A (inserted by section 2 of the No. 2 Act of 1987) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection: | ||
“(3) A person who fails to comply with this section or regulations made hereunder shall be guilty of an offence.”. | ||
(4) Section 291 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of “under this section”. | ||
(5) Section 293 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (2) for “an offence under this section” of “an offence”. | ||
(6) Section 294 (as amended by section 21 of the Act of 1988) of the Principal Act is hereby repealed. |