s 1186 Offence of breach of disqualification
(1) Regulations under section 1184 may provide that a person disqualified under this Part who acts in breach of the disqualification commits an offence. (2) The regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both); (b) on summary conviction— (i) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both); (ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both). (3) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 , for “ the general limit in a magistrates’ court ” in subsection (2)(b)(i) substitute “ six months ” .