Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998)

Chapter 6 : Offences and Penalties

38. Offences relating to certain notices
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Any person who—

(a)without sufficient cause, refuses or fails to make any payment in accordance with a notice under section 16(3)(a), 29(1) or 30(1); or
(b)refuses or fails to give notice to a maintenance officer as required by section 16(3)(b) or 29(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.

 

[Section 38 substituted by section 15 of Act No. 9 of 2015]