Cap. 583 Art. 23Penalty for criminal offences against this Act. Cap. 446.  Cap. 9.

(1) Any person guilty of a breach stipulated in the

Third Schedule shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than ten thousand euro (€10,000) and not more than five hundred thousand euro (€500,000) or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both such fine and imprisonment:

Provided that where the person convicted of an offence against this Act is a recidivist of an offence against this Act, he shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than twenty thousand euro (€20,000) and not more than one million euro (€1,000,000), or to imprisonment for a term of not less than six months and of not more than six years, or to both such fine and imprisonment:

Provided further that where the person so found guilty is the president, director, manager, or any other officer exercising executive functions in a company or other undertaking, organisation, club, society or other association or body of persons, the said person shall, for the purpose of this article, be deemed to be vested with the legal representation of the same company or other undertaking, organisation, club, society or other association or body of persons, which shall accordingly be liable in solidum with the person found guilty for the payment of the said fine.

(2) The fine referred to in sub-article (1) shall be considered as a civil debt owed and payable to the Authority in respect of which there is an executive title.

(3) The provisions of the Probation Act and of article 21 and articles 28A to 28I of the Criminal Code shall not apply with respect to offences referred to in sub-article (1).