Beet Sugar (Subsidy) Act, 1925

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Offences and penalties.

7.—(1) Every person who contravenes or commits any breach (whether of commission or omission) of any regulation made by the Minister under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this section and be punishable accordingly.

(2) If any person for the purposes of obtaining a subsidy under this Act for himself or any other person makes any statement or representation in writing which is false or misleading in any material particular, such person and, in the case of a company or other incorporated body, every director, manager, and secretary thereof shall be guilty of an offence under this section and be punishable accordingly unless he proves he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained that the statement was false or misleading as aforesaid or, in the case of a director, manager, or secretary of an incorporated body making such statement or representation, that the statement or representation was made without his knowledge or without his consent.

(3) Every person convicted by a court of summary jurisdiction of an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

(4) Where a prosecution for an offence under this section is brought by or at the suit of the Revenue Commissioners any fine imposed under this section on the person prosecuted shall be an excise penalty and be recoverable accordingly.