Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13) – Section 240 – Penalty for offences

Sections

Section 240Penalty for offences

A person guilty of an offence under section 237 is liable—

(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)
on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(c)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine (or both).

Annotations

Commencement Information

I1 S. 240 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
I2 S. 240 in force at 6.4.2025 by S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(3)

https://dmcca.digiphile.law/article/article-240.html

Text as at 7 October 2026.

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