Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations Prohibiting the Production, Distribution, Import, Export, Sale and Use of Persistent Organic Pollutants that are listed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2021Chapter 3 : General Matters4. Offences and Penalties |
| (1) | A person commits an offence if that person— |
| (a) | contravenes regulation 3 of these Regulations; or |
| (b) | furnishes false or misleading information regarding the production, distribution, import, export, sale or use of the substances listed in regulation 3. |
| (2) | A person convicted of an offence under these Regulations is liable to— |
| (a) | a minimum fine of 5 million Rand or 5 years imprisonment for a first offence; or |
| (b) | a maximum fine of 10 million Rand or 10 years imprisonment in the case of a second or subsequent offence; or |
| (c) | both a fine and imprisonment. |
