Court may impose punishment for dangerous offence
47 Court may impose punishment for dangerous offence
Where a person is guilty of an offence against this Act—
which in the opinion of the court which hears the offence—
endangered the safety of or caused personal injury to any member of the public or person employed in, on or about the premises, vehicle, boat, ship or magazine where such offence was committed, being premises or a vehicle, boat, ship or magazine in, on or in the vicinity of which there were dangerous goods; and
which was committed wilfully by the act, default or negligence of the guilty person—
if the court is of the opinion that a pecuniary penalty is inappropriate in the circumstances, the guilty person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
S. 47A inserted by No. 67/2004 s. 12.
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