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either without any fine being imposed or in addition to any fine if the offence is one which according to the said table is punishable also by a fine.
(3) Any person who commits any offence against this Ordinance for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be liable to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) Any offence against this Ordinance may be prosecuted either summarily or on indictment:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall empower a magistrate to impose a longer term of imprisonment than 6 months for any one offence.
(5) If any act or default is a contravention of more than one of the said sections or subsections, the offender may be prosecuted, convicted and punished under any one of the said sections or subsections.
(6) In the case of a conviction involving a fine the court or magistrate inflicting such fine may direct, on the application of the Postmaster General or other officer conducting the prosecution, that any part not exceeding one half thereof shall be paid to any person who has given such information as has led to the conviction of the offender or offenders, or, if there are more than one such person, may direct such part to be divided amongst them in such proportion as the court or magistrate may direct. (Added, 9 of 1941, s. 2)
39. Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment which prescribes the time within which proceedings for an offence punishable upon a summary conviction may be commenced, any summary proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance may be commenced within one year after the offence was committed.
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either without any fine being imposed or in addition to any fine if the offence is one which according to the said table is punishable also by a fine.
(3) Any person who commits any offence against this Ordin- ance for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be liable to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) Any offence against this Ordinance may be prosecuted either summarily or on indictment:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall empower a magistrate to impose a longer term of imprisonment than 6 months for any one offence.
(5) If any act or default is a contravention of more than one of the said sections or subsections, the offender may be prosecuted, convicted and punished under any one of the said sections or subsections.
(6) In the case of a conviction involving a fine the court or magistrate inflicting such fine may direct, on the application of the Postmaster General or other officer conducting the prosecution, that any part not exceeding one half thereof shall be paid to any person who has given such information as has led to the conviction of the offender or offenders, or, if there are more than one such person, may direct such part to be divided amongst them in such proportion as the court or magistrate may direct. (Added, 9 of 1941, s. 2)
39. Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment which prescribes the time within which proceedings for an offence punish- able upon a summary conviction may be commenced, any summary proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance may be commenced within one year after the offence was committed.
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