Example sentences of "fines [prep] up to " in BNC.

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1 Agents know they could face fines of up to £400 for breaking the rules , but many keep taking the risk because they relish the free advertising .
2 The Crop Residues ( Restrictions on Burning ) Regulations 1991 allow for fines of up to £2000 for each offence .
3 Fines of up to 1,000,000 ecu ( £650,000 ) or 10 per cent of an undertaking 's turnover , whichever is the greater ( for these purposes , however , where an undertaking is part of a group , ‘ turnover ’ relates to the group 's turnover ) .
4 It also has powers to carry out investigations and impose very large fines of up to 10% of turnover .
5 The largest accounting firms could be on the receiving end of proposed new penalties to prevent abuse of market power including fines of up to 10% of turnover — if they are found to be using predatory pricing .
6 Failure to comply with the Act — which only covers agreements entered into under UK law or where one or both parties are in the UK at the time — can result in fines of up to £5,000 on summary conviction .
7 But now under a new law motorists face fines of up to £2,500 ( plus three penalty points ) for each illegal tyre on their car .
8 Fines of up to £3,000 can be imposed for stealing rare bird eggs , but two witnesses are needed to make a prosecution . ’
9 fines of up to 10 per cent of UK turnover for firms found to be in breach of the prohibitions .
10 Fines of up to 10 per cent of the worldwide turnover of the guilty parties may be imposed .
11 But failure to do so brings fines of up to $25,000 a day .
12 The new law , which was due to enter into force on July 1 , made premeditated money laundering a crime punishable by fines of up to 1,000,000 Swiss francs ( US$1,500,000 ) and by prison terms of up to five years .
13 Due to be sentenced on June 11 , Poindexter faced a maximum prison term of 25 years and fines of up to $1,250,000 .
14 All news reports would henceforth have first to be " co-ordinated " with the Interior Ministry , while publishing houses could face fines of up to 100,000,000 Turkish lira ( about US$40,000 ) and immediate closure if found guilty of printing any material deemed to " pose a threat to the rule of law " .
15 The Louisiana Human Life Bill , passed by the state legislature on June 27 , provided punishments of 10 years ' " hard labour " and fines of up to $100,000 for doctors who performed abortions for any reason other than to save the life of the woman .
16 A decree issued by the RCC on Feb. 13 warned that anyone violating fuel restrictions would face penalties ranging from a two-year prison sentence to fines of up to 3,000 dinars ( US$900 ) .
17 The law , one of the most draconian in the country , provided for prison sentences of up to 10 years and fines of up to $100,000 for doctors who performed illegal abortions .
18 On May 8 the government announced the introduction of the death penalty for those convicted of murder or the attempted murder of magistrates , jurors , government ministers or security force commanders ; at the same time penalties of up to 10 years ' imprisonment and fines of up to GF10,000,000 ( about US$12,500 ) were introduced for the organizers of public demonstrations ending in violence .
19 Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment .
20 Doctors performing illegal abortion were liable to prison sentences of up to 10 years and fines of up to $100,000 .
21 Establishments that do not comply with this code face heavy penalties and fines of up to £2000 in a magistrates court and unlimited fines in a crown court .
22 With increasing homelessness during the 1980s , the government in 1991 proposed a new crime of squatting in shops and houses attracting fines of up to £5,000 or six months imprisonment and giving police powers to enter and arrest .
23 Infringements of the new law can attract fines of up to £20,000 , or a prison sentence of up to five years .
24 The measures include mandatory jail sentences of between one and twenty years and fines of up to 500,000 ringgit ( US$185,000 ) .
25 Breaches of restrictions on court reporting , for example , which carry fines of up to £2,000 , are not triable by jury .
26 With fines of up to £5,000 and a maximum 6-month jail sentence , the new regulations mean that some second-hand store owners , could go out of business .
27 The laws have been strictly upheld , with fines of up to two thousand pounds for smuggling animals into Britain .
28 There 's a big price to pay for being caught stealing rare creatures , with fines of up to £2,000 for each animal .
29 The RSPCA says that cases like these often bring just token fines from magistrates , when in fact they could impose fines of up to £2,000 and or 6 months imprisonment .
30 Officers say prosecutions are likely and anyone found guilty under the Video Recordings Act faces fines of up to twenty thousand pounds per tape .
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