A person against whom an LME order is made commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the order.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, to a fine or to both;
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates' court, to a fine or to both;
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the general limit in a magistrates' court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.