Section 45: Offences

45. Offences (1) Any person who— (a) contravenes— (i) this Act or any subsidiary enactment made under this Act; or (ii) any condition of a certificate of registration, licence or permit granted under this Act; or (b) manufactures a pharmaceutical product which does not comply with the specified standards of purity, potency or quality, shall commit an offence. (2) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (3) The Court before which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) may, in addition to any penalty imposed, order the cancellation or suspension of any certificate of registration, licence or permit in respect of which the offence was committed and the forfeiture of any pharmaceutical product which is the subject matter of the offence. [S. 45 amended by Act 5 of 1999.]