Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998)Chapter 6 : Offences and Penalties39A. Offences relating to maintenance investigators |
| (1) | Any person who wilfully hinders or obstructs a maintenance investigator in the exercise of his or her powers or the performance of his or her duties shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year. |
| (2) | Any person, other than a clerk of the court who is requested to assist a maintenance investigator in the performance of his or her functions, who has not been appointed as a maintenance investigator in terms of this Act and who— |
| (a) | performs any function entrusted to a maintenance investigator under any law; or |
| (b) | pretends to be or makes use of any name, title or addition or description creating the impression that he or she is a maintenance investigator or is recognised by law as such, |
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.
[Section 39A inserted by section 17 of Act No. 9 of 2015]