S.L. 337.43 Art. 11Penalty for infringements.

(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by the Court of Magistrates as a Court of

Criminal Judicature, to punishments not exceeding a fine (multa) of not more than four hundred and sixty-five euro and eighty-seven cents (465.87) or an amount equal to three times any duties and, or taxes on every article in respect of which the offence is committed, whichever is the greater, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

(2) Any reference in sub-regulation (1) to a person shall be deemed to be also a reference to any company, association or other body of persons whether vested with legal personality or not.

(3) Where an offence under sub-regulation (1) is committed by a company, an association or body of persons, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of such company, association or body of persons or was purporting to act in such capacity shall be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence:

Provided that no more than one person may be found guilty of the same offence under this sub-regulation.