494
In forceIndictable and summary offences
Chapter 10Legal proceedings
Part 3Legal proceedings
494 Indictable and summary offences
(1)
An offence against this Act for which the maximum penalty of imprisonment is 2 years or more is an indictable offence.
(1A)
An indictable offence against this Act is—
(a)
for an offence for which the maximum penalty of imprisonment is 5 or more years—a crime; or
(b)
otherwise—a misdemeanour.
(2)
Any other offence against this Act is a summary offence.
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