(7) Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
(8) Proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) above shall not, in England and Wales, be instituted except by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Orders. 10.—(1) Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order under any provision of this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and an order made under any provision of this Act except section 11 below may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order made under that provision.
(2) No order shall be made by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Act other than section 11 below unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent. 11.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
(2) This Act shall come into force on 1st July 1975 or such earlier day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(3) This Act shall not apply to Northern Ireland.
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