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Offences
Cap. 227, s. 10 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Any person who,
(a) establishes or operates a radio or television station or establishes or uses any apparatus or installation for the purposes of broadcasting or televising without having first obtained a licence under this Act;
(b) fails to comply with a notice given under section 6;
(c) contravenes any of the regulations;
(d) fails to comply with the conditions of a licence that has been issued to him; or 14
(e) contravenes section 5A(5) of this Act,
commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of twelve months or to both; and in the case of a conviction under paragraph (a) of this subsection, herein the installation or apparatus in respect of which the conviction is obtained shall be liable to forfeiture.
(2) The Minister may, notwithstanding any penalty a court imposes on a person under subsection (1) of this section,
revoke the licence issued to that person.
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