Cap. 164 Art. 20Other offences.

(1) Any person who refuses or wilfully fails to comply with a direction given in accordance with article 17, shall be guilty of a criminal offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and five hundred euro (€1,500) or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who through negligence fails to return any article in accordance with article 17 shall be liable to pay as a civil debt to the Force the value of the article not so returned.