Apprenticeship Act, 1959
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Offence and penalties. |
62.—(1) Where a person on whom a notice is served under subsection (2) of section 20 of this Act in respect of any information or documents fails or neglects to comply with the requirements of the notice, he shall be guilty of an offence unless he satisfies the Court that the information or documents were not necessary for the purposes of the relevant examination by An Chomhairle or were not in his possession. | |
(2) Where a person on whom a notice is served under subsection (2) of section 20 of this Act in respect of any information furnishes information which to his knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (3) of section 25 , subsection (3) of section 26 , subsection (3) of section 27 , subsection (2) of section 32 , section 37 , subsection (1), (2) or (3) of section 51 or subsection (2) of section 61 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(4) Where a person who is required by rules under section 27 of this Act to post and keep posted, in accordance with section 61 of this Act, copies of the rules, fails or neglects to comply with the requirement, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(5) Where a person on whom a requirement is made by rules under section 29 or section 31 of this Act fails or neglects to comply with the requirement, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(6) Where a person contravenes rules under section 30 of this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(7) Where a person upon whom a noticec under subsection (2) of section 38 or subsection (3) of section 58 of this Act is served fails or neglects to comply with the requirements of the notice, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(8) Where a person on whom a notice under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 39 of this Act is served fails or neglects to comply with the requirement of the notice, he shall be guilty ol an offence. | ||
(9) A person who fails or neglects to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) of section 46 of this Act or of a notice under either of those subsections served on him shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(10) Where a person— | ||
(a) prevents or attempts to prevent a person from appearing before an authorised officer exercising any of the powers conferred on an authorised officer by subsection (1) of section 58 of this Act, | ||
(b) wilfully refuses to answer questions lawfully put to him by an authorized officer under that subsection, | ||
(c) refuses to sign a declaration which he is lawfully required by an authorised officer to sign under that subsection, or | ||
(d) in any other manner obstructs or impedes an authorized officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon an authorised officer by that subsection, | ||
he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(11) Where a person obstructs or impedes a supervisor in the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon a supervisor by section 59 of this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(12) (a) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (8) of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. | ||
(b) A person who is guilty of an offence under any other subsection of this section shall be liable on summary conviation to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. |