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The mode of trial and maximum penalty applicable to each offence listed in the first column of the following table are as set out opposite that offence in the subsequent columns of the table.
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 SCHEDULE 3A — OFFENCES: MODE OF TRIAL AND MAXIMUM PENALTY
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(1) This paragraph makes transitional modifications of the table as it applies to England and Wales. (2) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 , a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. (3) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of that Act (alteration of penalties for summary offences), a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
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