Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)Chapter 8 : Offences and Penalties52. General offences and penalties |
| (1) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | contravenes or fails to comply with section 20(1); |
| (b) | undertakes a declared activity in contravention of a notice published by the Minister in terms of section 23(1) or a decision taken in terms of section 23(3); |
| (c) | contravenes or fails to comply with a condition prescribed in terms of section 27(2); |
| (d) | contravenes or fails to comply with a national standard or measure prescribed in terms of section 37(1) or any standard incorporated into law in terms of section 37(2); |
| (e) | contravenes any condition imposed in any authorisation or exemption issued in terms of this Act or prescribed in terms of this Act; |
| (f) | hinders or interferes with a management authority or an official, member or staff member of a management authority in the performance of official duties; or |
| (g) | knowingly supplies false information as part of any public participation process conducted in terms of section 42, or in any report submitted in terms of section 25(4)(a); or |
| (h) | falsely professes to be an official, member or staff member of a management authority or the interpreter or assistant of such an official. |
| (2) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R1 000 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |