| (1) |
A person is guilty of an offence in terms of this Act if the person— |
| (a) |
having been subpoenaed in terms of section 30 to appear before a Tribunal, fails without reasonable excuse to— |
| (i) |
attend a hearing of a Tribunal; |
| (ii) |
remain in attendance until excused by the Tribunal; or |
| (iii) |
produce any book, document, statement or object relating to the hearing which he or she has been subpoenaed to produce; |
[Subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 24 of Act No. 42 of 2013]
| (b) |
having taken an oath or affirmation as a witness— |
| (i) |
refuses to answer a question; or |
| (ii) |
knowingly provides false information to the Tribunal; |
| (c) |
wilfully hinders or obstructs a Tribunal in the performance of its functions; or |
| (d) |
other than as contemplated in section 29(2), or in the performance of a function in terms of this Act, wilfully or negligently discloses to any other person the contents of a book, document or other object in the possession of a Tribunal or the record of any evidence given before a Tribunal. |
| (2) |
Any person who is convicted of an offence in terms of this Act is liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years. |
[Section 34 inserted by section 9 of Act No. 20 of 2008]
Statistics Act, 1999
