S.L. 117.6 Art. 5Offences and penalties.

(1) Any person failing to comply with any of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person alleged to have committed an offence in sub-regulation (1) shall be tried by the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo), and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euros and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69), or to both such imprisonment and fine.

(3) When any person is convicted of an offence under sub-regulation (1), the court shall order the forfeiture of the goods to which the offence relates, whether or not the owner thereof is a party to the proceedings. FIRST SCHEDULE

(Regulation 2)