Allowing premises to be frequented by drug traffickers, etc

(1) A person commits an offence if, being the owner or occupier of any premises, including any yard appurtenant thereto, he permits or suffers his premises to be frequented by convicted or reputed drug traffickers or drug users. (1A) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person who frequents any premises shall not be regarded as a drug user of cannabis or cannabis resin, if his use is within the circumstances specified under section 7(7)(a) or section 12 (2) and (3). (2) A person who commits an offence under sub-section (1), is liable on summary conviction to the following penalties– (a) for the first offence a fine of not less than one thousand dollars but which may extend to three thousand dollar; (b) for the second offence a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars but which may extend to thirty thousand dollars; or (c) for the third or subsequent offence a fine of not less than fifty thousand dollars but which may extend to one hundred thousand dollars. (3) If a person convicted of an offence under this section on a third or subsequent occasion is unable to pay the fine imposed by the court and the convicted person is also the owner of the premises in question, the court shall order the premises to be sold by public auction to recover the fine. (4) Without prejudice to the power of the court in sub- section (3), the court may sentence a person convicted of an offence under this section to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years in default of payment of the fine.