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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)

Chapter 9 : General and Miscellaneous

Part A : Offences and penalties

57. Offences and penalties

 

(1) A person who commits an offence in terms of sections 30(10), 36(4), 43(3), 44(12), 47(4) or 48(3), is liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 years, or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

 

(2) A person who commits an offence in terms of sections 34(3), 41(4), 49(2), 51(10) or 51(11), is liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

 

(3) No person may be prosecuted in respect of an offence contemplated in subsection (1) or (2) if the Regulator has given notice that it is going to issue a compliance notice or a penalty as prescribed in terms of section 67 or has done so, and in the event that a prosecution is nevertheless instituted, such person may raise a plea that he or she was already convicted in respect of that charge.