Section 47: Penalties

47. Penalties (1) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. (2) The Court before which a person is convicted of an offence under this Act may, in addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (1), order— (a) the forfeiture of any installation or apparatus used in connection with the offence; (b) the cancellation of the licence held by the person convicted; (c) that the person convicted shall not be issued with a licence for such period as the Court may determine; I12 – 31 [Issue 9] Information and Communication Technologies Act (d) that a service provided to a person convicted of an offence under this Act shall be suspended for such period as the Court may determine. (3) An offence under this Act shall— (a) be triable by the Intermediate Court; (b) not be triable by a District Court. (S. 47 came into operation on 1 June 2002.)