Offence and penalty

The holder of any exclusive prospecting licence, claim, quarry permit or mining licence or his representative who34 Mines and Minerals (a) fails to comply with the provisions relating to the keeping and use of a book under this Part; or (b) refuses or neglects to allow any authorized officer to inspect such book or fails to comply with any reasonable request made by the authorized officer; or (c) refuses or neglects to produce any minerals when required by the authorized officer to do so, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction, for each offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or to both.