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As published
49A Penalty for pretending to hold a licence to practise
(1) If a person who does not hold a licence to practise—
(a) holds himself out as having such a licence; or
(b) engages in conduct calculated to suggest that he has such a licence,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Any penalty to which a person is liable on summary conviction under subsection (1) above may be recovered in Scotland by any person before the sheriff or the district court who may, on the appearance or the default to appear of the accused, proceed to hear the complaint, and where the offence is proved or admitted the sheriff or court shall order the accused to pay the penalty as well as such expenses as the sheriff or court shall think fit.
(3) Any sum of money arising from conviction and recovery of penalties as mentioned in subsection (2) above shall be paid to the Treasurer of the General Council.
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49A Penalty for pretending to hold a licence to practise
(1) If a person who does not hold a licence to practise—
(a) holds himself out as having such a licence; or
(b) engages in conduct calculated to suggest that he has such a licence,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Any penalty to which a person is liable on summary conviction under subsection (1) above may be recovered in Scotland by any person before the sheriff or the district court who may, on the appearance or the default to appear of the accused, proceed to hear the complaint, and where the offence is proved or admitted the sheriff or court shall order the accused to pay the penalty as well as such expenses as the sheriff or court shall think fit.
(3) Any sum of money arising from conviction and recovery of penalties as mentioned in subsection (2) above shall be paid to the Treasurer of the General Council.
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