Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsRegulations for the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials, 20078. Offences |
| 1) | Any person who contravenes any provision of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R100 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and imprisonment, and to a fine not exceeding three times the commercial value of anything in respect of which the offence was committed. |
| 2) | Any person convicted in terms of these Regulations who, after such conviction, persists in the act or omission, which constituted such offence, shall be guilty of a continuing offence and be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R250 or to imprisonment not exceeding 20 days or to both such fine and such imprisonment in respect of every day on which such offence continues. |