Litter Pollution Act 1997

F6[Punishment for offences.

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24. (1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €130,000, or

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €3,000.

(2) If the contravention in respect of which a person is convicted of an offence under this Act is continued after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence on every day on which the contravention continues and for each such offence he or she shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €10,000, or

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €600.]

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Substituted (1.10.2003) by Protection of the Environment Act 2003 (27/2003), s. 58, S.I. No. 413 of 2003. A fine of €3,000 translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 5(3), table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010. A fine of €600 translates into a class D fine, not greater than €1,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 7(3), table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.