Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 1925
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Punishment for contravention of regulations. |
7.—(1) The Minister for Justice may by regulations made by him under section 12 of the Principal Act do all or any of the following things, that is to say:— | |
(a) declare the contravention of all or any regulations made under section 12 of the Principal Act to be an offence under such regulations and authorise the trial by courts of summary jurisdiction of persons charged with having committed any such offence; | ||
(b) prescribe the punishments which may be inflicted by courts of summary jurisdiction on persons convicted by such courts of an offence against the said regulations or any of them, so, however, that no punishment so prescribed shall exceed a fine of twenty-five pounds or imprisonment for a term of three months, and that no minimum punishment shall be so prescribed; | ||
(c) regulate the procedure of the appeal board in relation to the hearing of appeals. | ||
(2) The several provisions of section 12 of the Principal Act in relation to regulations made thereunder shall apply to regulations made under that section by virtue of this section. |