| (b) | contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 16(2),(6)(a) or (7)(d), 18 or 19(3)(b) or (c) or 19(5); |
| (bA) | contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of section 25(9); |
| (e) | in any application in terms of this Act, knowingly furnishes information or makes a statement which is false or misleading, |
shall be guilty of an offence.
| (2) | Any person who is convicted of an offence— |
| (a) | mentioned in subsection (1)(a) shall be liable— |
| (i) | on a first conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment; and |
| (ii) | on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years or to both a fine and such imprisonment; |
| (b) | mentioned in subsection (1)(b), shall be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both a fine and such imprisonment; and |
| (c) | mentioned in subsection (1)(bA), shall be liable to a fine or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, a magistrate's court is competent to give any judgment or issue any order provided for in this Act. |
[Section 29 substituted by section 26 of Act No. 47 of 2003]
