Section 18: Penalty for offences.

Trade Descriptions Act 1968 · 1968 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

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

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding four hundred pounds; and
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.

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