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Penalty for illegal seizure or pawning.
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4. While an order under this Act is in force it shall not be lawful to seize or sell any article specified therein for the satisfaction or discharge of any debt or liability of the habitual drunkard, or knowingly to buy from him, or receive from him, or on his behalf, any such article in pledge or pawn, or for him to sell or give in pledge or pawn any such article; and any person knowingly acting in contravention of this enactment shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding forty shillings, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding one month.
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