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Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)

18. Penalties

 

(1) Any person convicted of an offence under this Act shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), be liable—
(a) on a first conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both a fine and such imprisonment;
(b) on a second conviction, to a or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both a fine and such imprisonment;
(c) on a third or subsequent conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty-four months or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

 

(2) Where a penalty is specifically prescribed by regulation for a contravention of or failure to comply with any regulation, a person convicted of any such contravention or failure shall be liable only to the penalty so prescribed.