ention of
enters a fenced enclosure around such communications office in contrav
any rule or notice not to do so;
by any officer
refuses to quit such room or enclosure on being requested to do so
or servant employed there; or
b)
c)
wilfully obstructs any such officer or servant in the performance of their duty,
d)
commits an offence.
General offence
ment of this Act or
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision or require
98.
any instrument made under this Act commits an offence.
General penalty
99.
this Act for which
Any person who commits an offence under this Act or any rules made under
not exceeding $1000 and
no penalty. is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
Criminal liability of directors, officers, employees and agents
100,
officer, employee or agent
| Where a corporation commits an offence under this Act, any director,
or participated in the
to
of the corporation who directed, authorised, assented to, acquiesced
and shall be liable to the
commission of the offence shall be a party to and guilty of the offence,
punishment provided for that offence in respect of an individual.
Forfeiture of device
101.
made under this Act, any
In the case of a conviction for an offence under this Act or any rules
may be—
device in relation to which or by means of which the offence was committed
and
offence;
the
tried
which
Court
forfeited to the Commission by order of the
a)
b)
disposed of as the Commission may direct.
Commission for prosecution
102.
sion to prosecute
The Attorney General may authorise employees or agents of the Commis
.
offences under this Act subject to any conditions or restrictions imposed
Compounding offences
103.
an offence under
The Attorney General may, if satisfied that any person has committed
dl)
by way of compounding
this Act, instruct such person to pay a sum of money to the Commission
such offence.
(2)
nor be less
The payment shall not exceed the maximum fine prescribed for the offence
(3)
of having committed an
Such payment shall be accepted only where the person suspected
this section.
offence has consented in writing to the offence being dealt with under
than half the amount of the maximum fine prescribed.
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