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Part III · Modification and Enforcement of Licences

37. Offences

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

If a licensee to whom an enforcement order applies fails to comply with such enforcement order in whole or in part, the licensee shall be guilty of an offence under this

Act, and shall be liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to a fine not less than one million rupees and not exceeding ten million rupees, and to a further fine of five hundred thousand rupees for each day during which such contravention continues after conviction.

(2)

The Commission shall in making an enforcement order under this Part of this Act, be entitled to direct that compensation be paid by the licensee to whom the enforcement order relates, to any person affected by the contravention specified in such order.

(3)

The levies by way of fine and compensation which may be imposed under this section, shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other liability which the person guilty of non compliance may have incurred.

(4)

The Commission may apply to a court for an injunction or other remedy to secure compliance with an enforcement order by a licensee, notwithstanding the fact that it has instituted a prosecution against such licensee for failure to comply with such enforcement order.

Read on from s 38

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