Cap. 89 Art. 14Offences and penalties.

(1) Every person who, in contravention of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder -

(a) imports, keeps, sells, retails or otherwise disposes of any Industrial Methylated Spirits without a licence;

(b) is in any way knowingly concerned in any evasion or attempt at evasion of the provisions of this Ordinance;

(c) obstructs any officer of Customs or other authorized person in the execution of his duty under this Ordinance, or in carrying into effect any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder; or

(d) aids, abets or assists in committing any of the foregoing offences, shall for every such offence be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents (232.94) or to pay treble the value of the goods in respect on which the offence is committed including the duty thereon, whichever is the larger sum, and the offender may be detained or prosecuted by summons, in the same manner or form, and subject to all other provisions laid down in the Criminal Code.

(2) Any person who sells, exposes or keeps for sale or otherwise disposes of any methylated spirit diluted with water or adulterated with any liquid other than those mentioned in article 3(3) and in the proportions therein laid down, shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) but not exceeding twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (23.29) in the case of a first offence under this subarticle and in the case of a second or subsequent offence under this subarticle of not less than twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (23.29) but not exceeding one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (116.47), or, in either case to a fine (multa) equal to three times the current retail price of a quantity of undiluted and unadulterated methylated spirit of the kind to which the offence relates, equal to that ascertained to have formed the object of the offence, whichever is the larger sum.