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Employment

[1988 Ed.

(e) to pay to any employee an annual leave pay which he is required to

pay under section 41A(1), 4ID or 4†F(3),

shall be guilty of an offence. (Added, 39 of 1973, s. 6. Amended, 53 of 1977, 8. 7)

(5) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 26, 27, 28(2), 29, 30, 32, 40A(1), 41B, 4E, 41G, 44, 45, 47(1), 49A or 72A(1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence. (Amended, 53 of 1977, s. 7; 10 of 1980, s. 5; 48 of 1984, s. 26; 12 of 1985, s. 29(2) and 24 of 1988, s. 2)

(5A) Any person who-

(a) fails to comply with a requirement made by any officer under sec-

tion 72;

(b) wilfully or recklessly gives information which is false in a material particular or withholds information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is required to be given under section 72; or

(c) [Repealed, 24 of 1988, s. 2]

(d) fails to comply with any condition imposed on the granting of any

exemption under section 73(2),

shall be guilty of an offence. (Added, 55 of 1979, s.

2)

Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice in writing or a notice published in the Gazette under section 48(1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(7) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000. (Amended, 24 of 1988, s. 2)

Offences relating to sections 23, 24, 25, 31, 72A and 72B and penalty

63A. (1) Any employer who wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravenes any of the provisions of section 23, 24, 25 or 31 shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 72A(3) or 72B(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $20,000.

( Added, 24 of 1988, s. 2)

Prosecution of offences

64. (1) No prosecution for an offence under section 31RA(6) or sec- tion 63(1) or (3) or 63A(1) shall be commenced without the consent in writing of the Commissioner. (Amended, 71 of 1970, s. 4A; 24 of 1988, s. 2 and 52 of 1988, s. 16)

(2) Before the Commissioner gives his consent to prosecute under sub- section (1) he shall hear the person against whom the allegation is made, or give him an opportunity of being heard.