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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)Chapter 9 : General and MiscellaneousPart A : Offences and penalties57. 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. |