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Penalties
Cap. 287, s. 31 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Every person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided, commits an 20 offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars to be recovered on summary conviction on the complaint of any person.
(2) Any complaint under this Act shall be preferred within six months of the commission of the offence complained of.
(3) Where a person has been convicted under this Act for neglecting or refusing to pay any money due from him to a shop assistant, the court may in addition to any other penalty,
adjudge that person to pay such sum as in the opinion of the court represents the amount due to the shop assistant and the amount so awarded shall be regarded and dealt with in all respects as if it were a judgement of a district court under the District Courts (Procedure) Act, Cap. 97.
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