[SCHEDULE 3A Offences: Mode of Trial and Maximum Penalty]
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (1974 c 37) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 3A Offences: Mode of Trial and Maximum Penalty]

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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.

OffenceMode of trialPenalty on summary convictionPenalty on conviction on indictment
An offence under section 33(1)(a) consisting of a failure to discharge a duty to which a person is subject by virtue of sections 2 to 6.Summarily or on indictment.Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months [the general limit in a magistrates' court], or a fine not exceeding £20,000 [fine], or both.Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
An offence under section 33(1)(a) consisting of a failure to discharge a duty to which a person is subject by virtue of section 7.Summarily or on indictment.Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months [the general limit in a
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