Offences and penalties

(1) Any person who contravenes or aids or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of section 3, paragraph (b) or (c) of section 4, section 7 or section 9 commits an offence and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or where the offender has within a preceding period of five years been convicted of a wildlife offence or paid compensation under section 22, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) The court may in addition to any punishment under the preceding subsection order the cancellation of any licence or permit issued under this Act or under any regulations made hereunder, and the forfeiture of any wildlife or parts or products thereof or of any weapon, article, vessel or vehicle used in the commission of the offence. 12