General penalty provision

(1) Any person who commits an offence against the provisions, or any part of the provisions, of any one of sections 14, 21, 22, 24, 32 and 33, is liable on conviction (if the offender is a natural person) to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and term of imprisonment in respect of each such offence, and if the offender is not a natural person, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars. (2) Any person who commits an offence against the provisions, or any part of the provisions, of any one of sections 3, 4, 8, 25, and 38, is liable, (if the offender is a natural person), to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such term of imprisonment in respect of each such offence, and if the offender is not a natural person, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. (3) Any person who contravenes or fails or neglects to comply with any provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder, commits an offence against this Act or regulations 42 made thereunder, and is liable on conviction on indictment, in a case for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided in this Act, (if the offender is a natural person), to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such term of imprisonment, and if the offender is not a natural person, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars. (4) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act and such offence is a continuing offence, the offender is liable in addition to the penalty otherwise provided for in this Act, to an additional fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for every day for which the offence continues. (5) Where any offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, chief executive officer, manager, secretary or other similar officer or servant of the body corporate, such director, chief executive officer, manager, secretary or other similar officer or servant shall be deemed to have committed the offence against this Act and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, in addition to or together with the body corporate. (6) Any person who is convicted of an offence under section 32 and is proved to have solicited, received or offered (as the case may be), on behalf of himself or any other person, any reward for doing the act which constituted the offence, he is liable, in addition to any penalty imposed under sub-section (1), to a further fine equivalent to the amount or value of the reward solicited, received or offered, and to forfeit the amount or value of any reward actually received by him. (7) No person shall be prosecuted for an offence under this Act without the consent in writing of the Director of Public Prosecutions. 43