Penalty at end of provision
41 Penalty at end of provision
In an Act, a penalty specified at the end of—
a section (whether or not the section is divided into subsections); or
a subsection (but not at the end of a section); or
a section or subsection and expressed in such a way as to indicate that it applies only to part of the section or subsection;
indicates that an offence mentioned in the section, subsection or part is punishable on conviction (whether or not a conviction is recorded) or, if no offence is mentioned, a contravention of the section, subsection or part constitutes an offence against the provision that is punishable on conviction (whether or not a conviction is recorded)—
if a minimum as well as a maximum penalty is specified—by a penalty not less than the minimum and not more than the maximum; or
in any other case—by a penalty not more than the specified penalty.
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