Central Bank Act, 1997
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Offences. |
14.—Any person who contravenes section 7 or section 8 (1) and a payment system or a member thereof who— | |
(a) commits by act or omission a breach of a condition or requirement duly imposed and which relates to the approval by the Bank of the rules of the system, or | ||
(b) fails by act or omission to comply with a direction confirmed by the Court under section 12 or section 13 , | ||
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable— | ||
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or | ||
(ii) 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 five years, or to both, | ||
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(iii) if the contravention, breach or failure in respect of which such person, payment system or member was convicted is continued after conviction, that person, system or member shall be guilty of an offence on every day on which the contravention, breach or failure continues after conviction in respect of the original contravention, breach or failure and for each such offence that person, system or member shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100 or on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding £5,000. |