Penalties
Failure to comply with the fire safety duties imposed by this Order or with any requirement or restriction imposed by a notice issued under this Order, is a criminal offence under Article 32 of the Order. A person guilty of such an offence shall be liable;
- on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
- on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
Any person found guilty of an offence under any requirement imposed by Article 37 in respect of luminous tube signs is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.