Cap. 468 Art. 16Offences.

(1) Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a warrant or registering a partnership of registered social workers under the provisions of this Act, gives any wrong information or otherwise acts in a deceitful or fraudulent manner shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (2,329.37) or to imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who is found guilty of any other offence under this Act against this article shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69) or to three months imprisonment or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in the case of a continuing offence to a fine (multa) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) for each day during which the offence continues, subject to a maximum of four thousand and six hundred and fifty-eight euro and seventy-five cents (4,658.75).

(3) Any person who, not being the holder of a warrant issued under this Act, practises the profession of social work or assumes the designation of, or purports to be, a registered social worker or carries out any social work in contravention of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence against this article.

(4) Any person who uses the words ''Registered Social Workers'' in relation to a partnership of registered social workers where such partnership is not registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or in any manner whatsoever makes use of a name falsely implying the existence of a partnership of registered social workers registered as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence against this article.

(5) For the purposes of sub-articles (2) and (3), the use on any card, letterhead, sign, board, plate, advertisement or other written, printed or engraved device, instrument or document, of the words ''Social Worker'', ''Registered Social Worker'' in relation to a name or ''Partnership of Registered Social Workers'' or ''Registered Social Workers'' in relation to a partnership, shall be sufficient evidence of the knowledge of such use by any person in relation to whose name or partnership the said words are used, unless such person proves that the use of such words was made without their knowledge and that upon becoming aware of the use he took adequate steps to stop it.

(6) For the purpose of this article, a person shall not be deemed to be in contravention of the provisions of this Act if such person is performing social work during an adaptation period or when in training in accordance with the provisions of this Act, in any case under the appropriate supervision of a registered social worker and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed.

(7) Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding subarticle, no person or any other organisation shall employ any person other than a registered social worker for the purpose of practising social work.

(8) The provisions of this Act establishing offences shall be without prejudice to the provisions of any other law establishing offences and punishments in respect of the same acts or omissions and shall not, in particular, affect the application of any higher punishment under any other law.