Section 18: Penalty for offences.

Trade Descriptions Act 1968 · 1968 c.29

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A person guilty of an offence under this Act for which no other penalty is specified shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding four hundred pounds; and

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.

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