Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994

Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.

63.—Section 55 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (2) of “£10,000” for “two hundred pounds” and “£1,500” for “fifty pounds” and the subsection as so amended is set out in the Table to this section.

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(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall, without prejudice to any other liability or disability to which he may be subject, be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable—

(a) on conviction thereof on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the Court, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or

(b) on summary conviction thereof, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the Court, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to both such fine and such imprisonment.