Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)11. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | Any person who contravenes the provisions of sections 3(14), 7(2) and 9 of this Act, or interferes with the functioning of the office of the Public Protector as contemplated in section 181(4) of the Constitution, shall be guilty of an offence. |
[Section 11(1) substituted by section 12(a) of Act No. 113 of 1998]
| (2) | Any person who fails to disclose an interest contemplated in section 3(14), shall be guilty of an offence. |
| (3) | Any person who, without just cause, refuses or fails to comply with a direction or request under section 7(4) or refuses to answer any question put to him or her under that section or gives to such question an answer which to his or her knowledge is false, or refuses to take the oath or to make an affirmation at the request of the Public Protector in terms of section 7(6), shall be guilty of an offence. |
[Section 11(3) substituted by section 12(b) of Act No. 113 of 1998]
| (4) | Any person convicted of an offence in terms of this Act shall be liable to a fine not exceeding R40 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |