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Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990
Penalties.
11.—A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both,
(b) on conviction on indictment of an offence under section 3, to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
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A fine of £1,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €1269.74. This translates into a class C fine, not exceeding €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(2) and table ref. no. 2, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
A fine of £50,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €63,486.90. This is multiplied by 1.75 to €111,102.75 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), s. 9 and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.