Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)Chapter 7 : General34. Offences and Penalties |
Any person who—
| (a) | has been duly summoned under item 7(12) of Schedule 2 and who fails without sufficient cause— |
| (i) | to attend at the time and place specified in the summons; or |
| (ii) | to remain in attendance until excused by the disciplinary tribunal from further attendance; |
| (b) | has been called upon in terms of item 7(12) of Schedule 2 and who refuses to be sworn or to affirm as a witness; or |
| (c) | fails without sufficient cause— |
| (i) | to answer fully and satisfactorily any question lawfully put to that person under item 7(12) of Schedule 2; or |
| (ii) | to produce any book, document or object in that person's possession or custody or under that person's control which that person was required to produce in terms of the said item 7 of Schedule 2, |
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[Section 34 substituted by section 5 of Act No. 1 of 2004]
