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Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, 1988 (Act No. 71 of 1988)

15. Penalties

 

A person shall be liable on conviction of--

a) an offence under section 6(3) or 8(7), to a fine not exceeding R20 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both that fine and that imprisonment;
b) an offence under section 12(7) in relation to a notice published in the Gazette, or under section 11(3), to a fine not exceeding R200 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both that fine and that imprisonment;
c) any other offence under this Act, to a fine not exceeding R4 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both that fine and that imprisonment.