Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act, 1980
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Penalties. |
19.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (5) of section 17 of this Act shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, | |
(a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding £1,000, and | ||
(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding £10,000. | ||
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Act, other than an offence under subsection (1) or (5) of section 17, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500. | ||
(3) A Justice of the District Court shall have jurisdiction to try summarily an offence under subsection (1) or (5) of section 17 of this Act if— | ||
(a) the Justice is of opinion that the facts proved or alleged against a defendant charged with such an offence constitute a minor offence fit to be tried summarily, | ||
(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions consents, and | ||
(c) the defendant (on being informed by the Justice of his right to be tried by jury) does not object to being tried summarily, | ||
and, upon conviction under this subsection, the said defendant shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £500. | ||
(4) Section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 , shall apply in relation to an offence under subsection (1) or (5) of section 17 of this Act as if, in lieu of the penalties specified in subsection (3) of that section, there were specified therein the penalty provided for by subsection (3) of this section, and the reference in subsection (2) (a) of that section to the penalties provided for by subsection (3) of that section shall be construed accordingly. |