S.L. 452.172 Art. 20Offences and penalties. S.L. 452.95.

(1) Any person contravening the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than two thousand five hundred euro (€2,500) and not more than five thousand euro (€5,000).

(2) Where the offence consists of, or is connected with a breach of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value on the basis of gender and intersectional discrimination, the offender shall be liable on conviction to a higher punishment than those established in sub-regulation (1), consisting of fine (multa) of not less than five thousand euro (€5,000) and not more than seven thousand euro (€7,000).

(3) In determining the punishment under this regulation, the Court shall take into consideration whether the offence constitutes a repeated infringement, and where it so finds, it shall impose a more severe punishment within the limits established herein.

(4) Any contravention of the terms of article 3A of the Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations shall not be prosecuted under such regulations. Prosecution for any contravention of the terms of such article shall be made solely in terms of these Regulations in as far as a breach of these regulations has occurred. Any recourse for loss of pay and compensation shall be regulated solely by these regulations.