Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act 1984 · இயற்றப்பட்டவாறு · Part V · General
Section 48
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any provisions of any other law, every person guilty of an offence under this
Act shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable—
in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 45 to a fine not exceeding four thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding two years, or to both such fine ard imprisonment ; and
in the case of an offence referred to in each of the para-graphs (c) to (h) of subsection (1) of section 45 to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees or to improson-ment of either description for a period not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment
;
and
in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 45 to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months, or
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to both such fine and imprisonment.
Whenever any person is convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (6) of subsection (1) of section 45, or of a contravention of subsection (2) of section 43, the court may, in addition to any other penalty which it may inapose, order that all or any part of the. goods in respect of which the offence. was committed be forfeited to the State and the goods so ordered to be forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct.
47.
Offences by bodiea of persons
Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then—
if that body is a body corporate, every director of that body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence ; and
if that body is a firm, every partner of that firm shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence :
Provided, however, that no such director shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised al d diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.