Section 176: Breaking of other seal
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176. Breaking of other seal
With respect to all other breakings of seals, the offender shall be punished
by imprisonment, and where he is the guardian thereof, he may be punished
by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years.
[S. 176 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for deliberately breaking any other official seal?