Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)Chapter 7 : General Provisions58. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | contravenes section 38(3); |
| (b) | uses land contrary to a permitted land use as contemplated in section 26(2); |
| (c) | alters the form and function of land without prior approval in terms of this Act for such alteration; |
| (d) | hinders or obstructs any inspector in the performance of any function in terms of this Act; |
| (e) | wilfully disrupts the proceedings of a Municipal Planning Tribunal or of a person holding a public hearing or conducting an investigation for the purposes of this Act. |
| (2) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of subsection (1) may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 years or to a fine calculated according to the ratio determined for such imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991 (Act No. 101 of 1991), or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
| (3) | A person convicted of an offence under this Act who, after conviction, continues with the conduct for which he or she was so convicted, shall be guilty of a continuing offence and liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to a fine calculated according to the ratio determined for such imprisonment in terms of the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991 (Act No. 101 of 1991), or to both a fine and such imprisonment in respect of each day on which he or she so continues or has continued with such conduct. |