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 * (iii) to both.

(2) The offences to which subsection (1) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—
 * (a) section 14(1);
 * (b) section 15(1);
 * (c) section 16(1); and
 * (d) section 17(1).

(3) A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable—
 * (a) on summary conviction—
 * (i) to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
 * (ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or
 * (iii) to both; and
 * (b) on conviction on indictment—
 * (i) to a fine; or
 * (ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or
 * (iii) to both.

(4) The offences to which subsection (3) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—
 * (a) section 14(2);
 * (b) section 15(2);
 * (c) section 16(2);
 * (d) section 17(2); and
 * (e) section 17(3).

(5) A person guilty of an offence under section 18 or 19 above shall be liable—
 * (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
 * (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(6) In this section “statutory maximum”, in relation to a fine on summary conviction, means—
 * (a) if the offence was committed in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under section 143 of that Act to take account of changes in the value of money);