Housing Development Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 23 of 2008)37. Offences and penalties |
| 1) | It is an offence to- |
| a) | fail to provide access to any book, accounts, documents or assets when required to do so under this Act; |
| b) | fail to comply with a directive issued under this Act; |
| c) | fail or refuse to give data or information, or give false or misleading data or information when required to give information under this Act; |
| d) | intentionally refuse to perform a duty or obstruct any person in the exercise of a power or performance of a duty in terms of this Act; |
| e) | accept any unauthorised fees or reward, either directly or indirectly as a result of a person's position with the Agency; |
| f) | use the Agency's name, logo or design without authority; or |
| g) | contravene or fail to comply with section 34. |
| 2) | Any person who contravenes subsection (1) and has been found guilty, is liable, on conviction, to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
| 3) | Where a person is convicted for a second or subsequent conviction for an offence contemplated in subsection (1), he or she is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |