Section 1131: Imprisonment on summary conviction in England and Wales: transitory provision

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 36: Offences under the Companies Acts and financial penalties

This section applies to any provision of the Companies Acts that provides that a person guilty of an offence is liable on summary conviction in England and Wales to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates' court.

In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, for "the general limit in a magistrates' court" substitute "six months".

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