Section 13A: Offences

13A. Offences (1) Any person who contravenes section 12A (1) or (5) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 600,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years. (2) Any person who, in relation to an application under section 12A (2) or (6), submits any information or document which is false or misleading in any material particular shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act, other than section 12A (1), (2), (5) or (6), shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. [S. 13A inserted by s. 4 (g) of Act 18 of 2005 w.e.f. 1 July 2005; repealed and replaced by s. 30 (e) of Act 17 of 2007 w.e.f. 22 August 2007; amended by s. 44 (c) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 1 April 2014.]