Finance (No. 2) Act 2017
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53 Offence
(1) A person who— (a) carries on an imported goods fulfilment business, and (b) is not an approved person, commits an offence. (2) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence to show that the person did not know, and had no reasonable grounds to suspect, that the person— (a) was carrying on an imported goods fulfilment business, or (b) was not an approved person. (3) A person is taken to have shown the fact mentioned in subsection (2) if— (a) sufficient evidence of that fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction— (a) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or a fine, or both; (b) in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both; (c) in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to— (a) imprisonment for a period not exceeding 7 years, (b) a fine, or (c) both. (6) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 the reference in subsection (4)(a) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
53 Offence
(1) A person who— (a) carries on an imported goods fulfilment business, and (b) is not an approved person, commits an offence. (2) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence to show that the person did not know, and had no reasonable grounds to suspect, that the person— (a) was carrying on an imported goods fulfilment business, or (b) was not an approved person. (3) A person is taken to have shown the fact mentioned in subsection (2) if— (a) sufficient evidence of that fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction— (a) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or a fine, or both; (b) in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both; (c) in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to— (a) imprisonment for a period not exceeding 7 years, (b) a fine, or (c) both. (6) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 the reference in subsection (4)(a) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
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