| (1) |
A person is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year if he or she— |
| (a) |
professes to be a member of a scheme contemplated in section 28(3), while he or she is not such a member; |
| (b) |
uses in relation to any tourism services, facilities or products offered by him or her any depiction or depictions of a star or stars, or any other prescribed insignia, unless he or she is a member of a scheme contemplated in section 28(3); |
| (c) |
uses in relation to any tourism services, facilities or products offered by him or her an insignia depicting a star or number of stars, or any other prescribed insignia, which is greater than the number which he or she is authorised to depict in terms of such tourism services, facilities or products; |
| (d) |
knowingly makes or assists in providing information or any document, required by this Act, that contains an untrue statement of a material fact; |
| (e) |
knowingly omits to state a material fact in or on any document referred to in paragraph (d); or |
(f) contravenes section 57(1), (2) or (3).
| (2) |
Any company or close corporation that contravenes section 57(3) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R100 000,00. |
Statistics Act, 1999
