Section 6: Penalties for offences under Part I.

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 · 1981 c. 45View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Forgery and Kindred Offences

A person guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction—

to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or
to both.

A person guilty of an offence to which this subsection applies shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.

The offences to which subsection (2) above applies are offences under the following provisions of this Part of this Act—

section 1;
section 2;
section 3;
section 4;
section 5(1); and
section 5(3).

A person guilty of an offence under section 5(2) or (4) above shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

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