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Offences and penalties.
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5.—(1) Every person who shall do any act (whether of commission or omission) which is a contravention of an order made by the Executive Council under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or
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(b) on conviction thereof on indictment, to a fine of such amount as the Court shall think proper or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, or to penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment or penal servitude.
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(2) If a company or other body corporate commits an offence under this section, every director, manager, and other officer of such body corporate who knowingly and wilfully authorised or permitted such default shall also be guilty of an offence under this section and shall, on conviction thereof, be punishable accordingly.
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