Part 4: Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Section 80: Offences – Penalties
Section 80 establishes the penalties for offences under FIRS.
	Subsection (1) sets out the maximum penalties for a foreign activity offence. On indictment, the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both). On summary conviction in England and Wales, the maximum penalty is the maximum term for summary offences or a fine (or both). On summary conviction in Northern Ireland, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine (or both). On summary conviction in Scotland the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment of 12 months or a fine on (or both).   The penalties reflect the seriousness of a person’s conduct in seeking to hide or obfuscate arrangements or activities carried out at the direction of a foreign power or foreign power-controlled entity which the Secretary of State has identified as necessary to specify in order to protect the safety or interests of the state.
	Subsection (2) defines a "foreign activity offence", which includes any offence relating to the enhanced tier of the scheme.
	Subsection (3) sets out the maximum penalties a foreign influence offence. On indictment, the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both). On summary conviction in England and Wales, the maximum penalty is the maximum term for summary offences or a fine (or both). On summary conviction in Northern Ireland, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine (or both). On summary conviction in Scotland the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment of 12 months or a fine on (or both).
	Subsection (4) defines a "foreign influence offence", which includes any offence in relation to the political influence tier of the scheme.