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Fund-raising Act, 1978 (Act No. 107 of 1978)

Chapter III : General and Supplementary Provisions

34. Offences and penalties

 

(1) Any person who—
(a) contravenes any provision of section 2, 11, 12(1) or 21(1) or fails to comply with an order referred to in section 31(1);
(b) contravenes any provision of section 7(6), 7(9)(b), 30(11) or 31(3), or refuses or fails to comply with a request referred to in section 7(8), 13(1)(a) or 30(8); or
(c) wilfully hinders or obstructs the Director or any member of his staff or any inspector in the execution of his duties or falsely represents himself to be the Director or such member or inspector,

shall be guilty of an offence.

 

(2) Any person convicted of an offence under any provision of this Act shall be liable—
(a) in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), to a fine not exceeding R1 500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years or to both such fine and such imprisonment;
(b) in the case of an offence referred to in section 27 or paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of this section, to a fine not exceeding R500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

 

[Section 34 substituted by section 7 of Act No. 41 of 1980]