Offences and penalties

(1) Every landlord or agent who commits a breach of sections 65 and 66 of this Act in any respect whatever or fails to comply with any of those sections commits an offence under this Act. (2) Every tenant who, 51 (a) wilfully damages or fouls any tenement; and (b) after the determination of his tenancy and with respect to any building formerly in his possession as tenant, wilfully damages any land or building or maliciously carries away or disposes of any door key or other part of such building, commits an offence. (3) Every person who, with intent to defraud, (a) makes any false entry in a rent-book; (b) extracts from a rent-book any page thereof, or obliterates or obscures any writing or entry made therein by a landlord or his agent or a tenant; or (c) destroys or mutilates a rent-book, commits an (4) Every person who assaults or obstructs any police officer, bailiff or other person in the execution of any duty under this Act commits an offence. (5) Every person who commits an offence under this Act for which no special penalty is provided shall, on conviction thereof under the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, Cap. 98 and Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) Act, Cap. 99, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred and twenty dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.