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determining the cumulative effect on the health of a person consuming the
substance in ordinary quantities.
(3) Particulars furnished in accordance with directives under this section and an
information on the particulars shall not be disclosed, without the previous consent in writing of the persons carrying on the business in question, except for the purposes of proceedings for an offence under this Act.
(4) A person who discloses any particulars or an information in contravention of subsection (3) commits an offence.
41. Power of the Court to order licence to be cancelled
On conviction of a person for an offence under this Act or the Regulations, the Court
or tribunal may, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty which it may impose, suspend or cancel a licence issued to that person under this Act or the Regulations.
42. Penalties
(I) A person who commits an offence under this Act for which a special penalty is
not provided is liable on conviction,
(a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred penalty
units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both the
fine and the imprisonment, or
(b) in the case of a subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding five hundred
penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to
both the fine and the imprisonment.
(2) The mining lease of a person holding a mining lease for salt shall be suspended if
that person is convicted twice under this Act. 12
43. Offences by bodies of persons
(I) Where an offence is committed under this Act or under the Regulations by a body
of persons,
(a) in the case of a body corporate, other than a partnership, every director or
officer of that body shall be deemed to have committed that offence, and
(b) in the case of a partnership every partner or officer of that body shall be
deemed to have committed that offence.
12. Inserted by section 13 of the Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1996 (Act 523).
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