Cap. 622 Art. 26Offences.

(1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining the warrant, or registration of a partnership of warrant holders, under the provisions of this Act, gives 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 five hundred euro (€2,500) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve (12) months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who, not being the holder of a warrant, assumes or uses the designation Perit, or in any manner indicates that he is entitled to exercise the profession shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand two hundred fifty euro (€1,250) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in respect of a second or subsequent offence to a fine (multa) not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred euro

*Vide Legal Notice 373 of 2022 for the applicability of this article. (€12,500) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Any person who uses the designation Periti in relation to a partnership of warrant holders, knowing that such partnership is not registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or in any manner whatsoever knowingly makes use of a name falsely implying the existence of a partnership of warrant holders registered as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand two hundred fifty euro (€1,250) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in respect of a second or subsequent offence to a fine (multa) not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred euro (€12,500) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Any person who, not being the holder of a warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Act, practises the profession shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in respect of a second or subsequent offence to a fine (multa) not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred euro (€12,500) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years or to both such fine and imprisonment.