Cap. 471 чл. 16Offences and penalties.

(1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a warrant or registering a partnership of psychologists under the provisions of this Act, knowingly gives any false information or otherwise acts in a deceitful or fraudulent manner, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (2,329.37) or to imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who is found guilty of any other offence against this Act shall be liable on conviction to a fine (mu ) not lta exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69) or to three months imprisonment or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in the case of a continuing offence to a fine (multa) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) for each day during which the offence continues, subject to a maximum of four thousand and six hundred and fifty-eight euro and seventy-five cents (4,658.75).

(3) Any person who, not being the holder of a warrant issued under this Act, practices the profession of psychology or assumes the designation of, or purports to be, a psychologist or carries out any psychology practice in contravention of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence against this article.

(4) Any person who uses the words "Psychologists" in relation to a partnership of psychologists where such partnership is not registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or in any manner whatsoever makes use of a name falsely implying the existence of a partnership of psychologists registered as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(5) For the purposes of subarticles (2) and (3), the use on any card, letterhead, sign, board, plate, advertisement or other written, printed or engraved device, instrument or document, of the words "Psychologist", "Registered Psychologist" in relation to a name, or "Partnership of Psychologists" or "Psychologists" in relation to a partnership, shall be sufficient evidence of the knowledge of such use by any person in relation to whose name or partnership the said words are used, unless such person proves that the use of such words was made without his knowledge and that upon becoming aware of the use he took adequate steps to stop it.

(6) For the purpose of this article, a person shall not be deemed to be in contravention of the provisions of this Act if such person is practicing psychology during an adaptation period or when in training, in any case under the appropriate supervision of a registered psychologist and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed.

(7) Subject to the provisions of subarticle (6), no person or any other organisation shall employ any person other than a registered psychologist for the purpose of practising psychology.

(8) The provisions of this Act establishing offences shall be without prejudice to the provisions of any other law establishing offences and punishments in respect of the same acts or omissions and shall not, in particular, affect the application of any higher punishment under any other law.