19.—(1) Any person who provides or assists in providing any public entertainment —
(a)
without a licence issued under this Act;
(b)
while the licence is suspended;
(c)
in contravention of any condition of a licence; or
(d)
in contravention of this Act,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
[9/79; 35/2000]
(2) For the purposes of this section, no person shall be deemed to have provided or assisted in providing public entertainment merely by reason of his having taken part in the public entertainment provided.
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Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 28 of 2017
General offences
19.—(1) Any person who provides or assists in providing any public entertainment —
(a)
without a licence issued under this Act;
(b)
while the licence is suspended;
(c)
in contravention of any condition of a licence; or
(d)
in contravention of this Act,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(i)
in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) or (b), to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and
(ii)
in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) or (d), to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
[Act 28 of 2017 wef 01/08/2017]
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), no person shall be deemed to have provided or assisted in providing public entertainment merely by reason of his having taken part in the public entertainment provided.
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[Act 32 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]
(3) Any person who, being required to make any statement or furnish any information or document under this Act —
(a)
makes any statement or furnishes any information or document which is false or misleading in a material particular; and
(b)
knows or ought reasonably to know that, or is reckless as to whether, it is false or misleading in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.