S.L. 549.66 Art. 21Offences and penalties.

(1) Any person who -

(a) fails to comply with any provision of these regulations or of any lawful order given by virtue of these regulations;

(b) fails to comply with an enforcement notice duly served in terms of regulation 19;

(c) contravenes any restrictions, prohibition, or requirement imposed by or under these regulations;

(d) acts in contravention of any of the provisions of these regulations; or

(e) conspires or attempts, or aids, or abets, any other person by whatever means, including advertising, counselling or procurement to contravene the provisions of these regulations or to fail to comply with any such provision, including any order lawfully given in terms of any of the provisions of these regulations, or to contravene any restriction, prohibition, or requirement imposed by or under the said regulations, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

(2) Any person found guilty of an offence against these regulations shall, on conviction, be liable:

(a) in the case of a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than eight hundred euro (€800) but not exceeding one thousand and seven hundred euro (€1,700) for each individual offence;

(b) in the case of a second or subsequent convictions, to a fine (multa) of not less than two thousand five hundred euro (€2,500) but not exceeding ten thousand euro (€10,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment: Provided that whenever any person is found guilty of committing an offence under these regulations by means of a vehicle, the owner of the said vehicle, where applicable, is held liable in the same manner and degree:

Provided further that the Court shall order any person who has been found guilty of committing an offence against these regulations to pay for the expenses incurred by the public entities and, or other persons acting on their behalf involved in the implementation of these regulations and restitution of the environment as a result of the said offence, the revocation of any permit or licence and the confiscation of the corpus delicti.

(3) The Court shall order the offender to remove the causes of the offence and to undo anything which was done without a permit within a time sufficient for the purpose, but in any case not exceeding three months from the date of judgement, to be fixed by the Court; and, if the offender fails to comply with any such order within the time so fixed, he shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than fifty-eight euro and twenty-three cents (€58.23) and not more than one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (€116.47), as the Court may fix, for every day that the default continues after the expiration of the said time.