Penalties

(1) Every person who knowingly, (a) contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or any regulations made there under; or (b) with intent to deceive, (i) forges or uses or lends to or allows to be used by another person any licence 20 or certificate issued pursuant to this Act; or (ii) makes or has in his possession any documents so closely resembling such licence or certificate as to be calculated to deceive; or (c) assaults or obstructs any inspector or other officer designated or appointed as the case may be under this Act, acting in the performance of his functions pursuant to this Act; or (d) without proper authority interferes with, or disposes of, any article seized or detained pursuant to section 17(2)(d) of this Act; or (e) bribes or attempts to bribe any inspector or other officer designated or appointed as the case may be under this Act, in connection with any matter arising in the performance of any of his functions pursuant to this Act; or (f) being an inspector or other officer designated or appointed under this Act as the case may be, accepts or solicits any bribe in connection with any matter arising in the performance of any of his functions pursuant to this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction before a magistrate to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) A prosecution for any offence under subsection (1) of this section, shall be instituted by or on behalf of the Board. 21