Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)41. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | A person contravening section 18(2), 23, 25(8) or 31(8)(a), (b), (e) or (f) is guilty of an offence. |
| (2) | If the council wilfully or in a grossly negligent manner fails to comply with section 15(8) it is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine calculated according to the ratio determined for a period of five years’ imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991. |
| (3) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of section 18(2), may be liable to a fine equal to double the remuneration received by him or her for work done in contravention of section 18(2) or to a fine equal to the fine calculated according to the ratio determined for three years imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991. |
| (4) | A person who is convicted of an offence in terms of section 23 or 25(8), may be liable to a fine calculated according to the ratio determined for a period of one month imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991. |
| (5) | A person who is convicted of an offence in terms of section 31(8)(a), (b), (e) or (f), may be liable to a fine equal to the fine calculated according to the ratio determined for three years imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991. |