Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957) Chapter XI : Discipline, Legal Procedure and Offences127. Offences and penalties |
Any person who—
| (a) | contravenes or fails to comply with or to observe any provision or requirement of this Act for which no penalty is specially prescribed; or |
| (b) | contravenes or fails to comply with or to observe any provision or requirement of this Act which is not elsewhere declared to be an offence, |
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction—
| (i) | in the case of an offence referred to in section 4(2)(b) or (c), 79(2), 88(2), 99A(4) or (5), 101(3), 115(1) or (3), 118(3) or (4), 120, 123, 124 or 125(1) or an offence of non-compliance with the provisions of section 40(3) or (5), 99(1), 117 (1) or 119(1), to a fine not exceeding RIO 000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment; |
| (ii) | in the case of an offence referred to in section 4 (2)(a), 4A(1), 115(2), 122, 143(2) or 126B(1) or (2) or an offence of non-compliance with the provisions of section 27(1) or (2), 29(1), 34(1), 40(2), 41, 54(1), (2), (2A)(a), (b) or (c) or (2B), 55(1) or (2), 63(1), (2), (3) or (6), 64(1) or 66B(4), to a fine, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year; |
[Paragraph (ii) substituted by section 40 of Act No. 134 of 1993]
| (iii) | in the case of an offence referred to in section 116(1) or (2), an offence of non-compliance with the provisions of section 69(5) or 144bis (1), or any other offence, to a fine not exceeding R1 000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |
[Section 127 substituted by section 32 of Act No. 132 of 1992]