2.—(1) The maximum penalty for a felony under section 6 of the Act of 1939 shall be imprisonment for 20 years and, accordingly, section 6 (1) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years” for “to suffer penal servitude for a term not exceeding ten years or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years”.

(2) The maximum penalty for a misdemeanour under section 6 of the Act of 1939 shall be imprisonment for 20 years and, accordingly, section 6 (2) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years” for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years”.

(3) The maximum penalty for a felony under section 7 of the Act of 1939 shall be imprisonment for 20 years and, accordingly, section 7 (1) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years” for “to suffer penal servitude for a term not exceeding seven years or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years”.

(4) The maximum penalty for a misdemeanour under section 7 of the Act of 1939 shall be imprisonment for 20 years and, accordingly, section 7 (2) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years” for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years”.

(5) The maximum penalty for an offence under section 15 of the Act of 1939 shall be imprisonment for 15 years and, accordingly, section 15 (3) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “15 years” for “two years”.

(6) The maximum penalty for an offence under section 21 of the Act of 1939 shall be, in the case of a conviction on indictment, imprisonment for 7 years and, accordingly, section 21 (2) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (b) of “7 years” for “two years”.

(7) The maximum penalty for an offence under section 27 of the Act of 1939 shall be a fine of £500 or imprisonment for 12 months or both and, accordingly, section 27 (4) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “£500” for “fifty pounds” and “12 months” for “three months”.