Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991 (Act No. 112 of 1991)Chapter 3 : Miscellaneous23. Offences and penalties |
Any person who—
(a) | wilfully hinders or obstructs any person designated under section 18(1) or (2) or 20(3) in the performance of his or her functions under this Act; |
(b) | fails to comply with an order in terms of section 18(6A), except an order for costs shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months. |
[Section 23 substituted by section 10 of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Act, 1996 (Act No. 34 of 1996), Notice No. 1099, dated 3 July 1996]