Cap. 258 чл. 24Offences and penalties. Cap. 217. Cap. 420. Saving. Cap. 258.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of subarticle (2), the Immigration Act and the International Protection Act, and of any higher punishments therein provided, any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act, or of any regulations made thereunder, or of any requirement of the authorised officer, shall, in respect of each offence, be liable to a fine (multa) as may be prescribed or to an administrative penalty as may be established for each day during which the offence continues.

(2) Any person who -

(a) with intent to deceive contravenes any of the provisions of article 21 or of article 22(1); or

(b) makes any false statement, or gives any false information, or produces any false document, for any of the purposes of this Act, knowing the same to be false; or

(c) forges an identity document or any other document whatsoever required by, or intended for, any of the purposes of this Act; or

(d) aids or abets the commission of any offence against the foregoing paragraphs of this subarticle, shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period of not less than two years and not exceeding five years.

25.* (1) Any action prescribed and taken under the Identity

Card Act, hereinafter referred to as the "repealed Act" and any pending criminal proceedings in respect of offences provided for in the repealed Act, shall continue to be so prescribed, taken and treated under this Act, and the provisions of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in respect of such prescribed action and any pending criminal proceedings.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subarticle (1), all subsidiary legislation made under the repealed Act shall continue in

*the original article 25 has been omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980.