Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
R 385
Stock Theft Act, 1959 (Act No. 57 of 1959)14. Jurisdiction of magistrates' courts in respect of sentence |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, any magistrates' court may, in respect of an offence under this Act—
| (a) | where the court is not a court of a regional division, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years; or |
| (b) | where the court is a court of a regional division, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen years. |
[Section 14 substituted by Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 2000 (Act No. 62 of 2000) by section 4 of Notice No. 1357, GG 21883, dated 13 December 2000]
