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Housing Development Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 23 of 2008)

37. Offences and penalties

 

1) It is an offence to-
a) fail to provide access to any book, accounts, documents or assets when required to do so under this Act;
b) fail to comply with a directive issued under this Act;
c) fail or refuse to give data or information, or give false or misleading data or information when required to give information under this Act;
d) intentionally refuse to perform a duty or obstruct any person in the exercise of a power or performance of a duty in terms of this Act;
e) accept any unauthorised fees or reward, either directly or indirectly as a result of a person's position with the Agency;
f) use the Agency's name, logo or design without authority; or
g) contravene or fail to comply with section 34.

 

2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) and has been found guilty, is liable, on conviction, to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

 

3) Where a person is convicted for a second or subsequent conviction for an offence contemplated in subsection (1), he or she is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.