Legislation – Immigration Act 2016
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PART 1Labour market and illegal working
CHAPTER 1Labour market
LME undertakings and orders: supplementary
27Offence
(1)
A person against whom an LME order is made commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the order.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, to a fine or to both;
(b)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court, to a fine or to both;
(c)
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(d)
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.