Articles and Services (Regulation and Maintenance) (Temporary Provisions) Act 2003 · පනවන ලද පරිදි
7. Offences
නිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. සිංහල පාඨය බලපවත්වයි.
නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Any person who —
resists or obstructs the Competent Authority or his officers or servants, in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his functions in terms of this Act; or
Articles and Services (Regulation and Maintenance)
sells any article which is the subject of an Order under section 5 at a price which is above the price fixed for the sale of such article in terms of paragraph (a) of scction 5 ; or
knowingly furnishes a statement which is false in any particulars stated therein, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding rupees five hundred thousand, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
The Court may in convicting a person of an offence under this Act, order that the articles in respect of which the offence is committed be forfeited to the State.
Any article forfeited to the State under subsection (1)
shall —
if no appeal is preferred against the order of forfeiture, vest absolutely in the Competent Authority free of any mortgage, pledge, lien or other encumbrance, charge or claim whatsoever upon the expiration of the period within which such appeal may be preferred ;
if an appeal has been preferred against the order of forfeiture, vest absolutely in the Competent Authority upon the final determination of such appeal :
Provided that no person shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge and that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.