6 Criminal penalties
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c 51) | Legislation

6  Criminal penalties

(1)     An order under this Part may not make provision to create a new offence that is punishable, or increase the penalty for an existing offence so that it is punishable—

(a)     on indictment, with imprisonment for a term exceeding two years; or

(b)     on summary conviction, with—

(i)     imprisonment for a term exceeding the normal maximum term; or

(ii)     a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)     In subsection (1)(b)(i), “the normal maximum term” means—

(a)

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