Cap. 16 Art. 261Duties of court.

The court shall in the course of such inspection, ascertain whether the provisions of this Title have been complied with by the

Director or one of the Assistant Directors or of the officers mentioned in sub-article (1) of article 306, as the case may be, and it shall be lawful for the court, in respect of any contravention, to inflict upon the Director or an Assistant Director or an officer mentioned in sub-article (1) of article 306, as the case may require, a fine (ammenda) not exceeding eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65): Provided that, where the contravention consists in the omission of anything which is required to be done under this Title and it is not possible for the court to ascertain who was responsible for such omission, the contravention shall be deemed to have been committed by the Director and the punishment shall be inflicted accordingly.