£20,000 or 6 months (o) - relating to S42 orders imprisonment 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine s.33(4)(a) - not having licence £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine where required £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine (b) - breach of licence conditions (c) - relating to explosives £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine * Magistrates' Courts only Summary of maximum penalties under Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 for offences committed on or after 16 January 2009 Section and Contravention court Crown Court Magistrates’ £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years S.33(1)(a) - S2 S6 imprisonment* imprisonment – £5,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years S.33(1)(a) S7 imprisonment * imprisonment – £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment * imprisonment (b) S8 – £20,000 Unlimited fine (b) S9 – £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years (c) any H & S regulations imprisonment * imprisonment – (d) relating to S14 enquiries £5,000 (Level 5) Summary only – (e) any requirement imposed by £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years – imprisonment * imprisonment Inspector under S20 & S25 (f) attempting to / preventing a person £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years – speaking to Inspector imprisonment * imprisonment £20,000 and/or 6 months Unlimited fine and/or 2 years (g) contravention of a PN or IN imprisonment * imprisonment – (h) - obstruction £5,000 (Level 5) and/or 6 months Summary only
(o) - relating to S42 orders £20,000 or 6 months imprisonment 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine s.33(4)(a) - not having licence where required £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine (b) - breach of licence conditions £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine (c) - relating to explosives £5,000 2 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine * Magistrates' Courts only Summary of maximum penalties under Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 for offences committed on or after 16 January 2009 Section and Contravention Magistrates’ court Crown Court S.33(1)(a) - S2 – S6 £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment* Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment S.33(1)(a) – S7 £5,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (b) – S8 £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (b) – S9 £20,000 Unlimited fine (c) – any H & S regulations £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (d) – relating to S14 enquiries £5,000 (Level 5) Summary only (e) – any requirement imposed by Inspector under S20 & S25 £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (f) – attempting to / preventing a person speaking to Inspector £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (g) – contravention of a PN or IN £20,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment * Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment (h) - obstruction £5,000 (Level 5) and/or 6 months Summary only
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