Section 20
SEC. 20. Any violation of the provisions of this Act or any rules and regulations issued thereunder shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand pesos nor more than fifty thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than five years, or by both, such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court: Provided, That in the case of aliens, the penalty shall consist of payment of fine and immediate deportation without the necessity of any further proceedings on the part of the Deportation Board: Provided, further, That if the violation is committed by the manager, representative, director, agent or employee of any natural or juridical person in the interest of the latter such violation shall render said natural or juridical person amenable to the penalties corresponding to the offense, without prejudice to the imposition of the proper penalty, either personal or pecuniary, or both, upon the manager, representative, director, agent, or employee: Provided, further, That any officer or employee of the Import Control Board and Import Control Administration violating any provision of this Act or rules and regulations issued in pursuance of this law shall be summarily dismissed without prejudice to the filing of criminal action against him: Provided, further, That juridical persons shall be amenable only to the fine penalty: Provided, further, That in case of any violation committed in the interest of a foreign juridical person duly licensed to engage in business in the Philippines by its manager, representative, director or agent, such violation shall be sufficient cause for the immediate revocation of such license: And provided, lastly, That articles, goods or commodities imported in violation of this Act shall be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the procedure established in article eighteen, Chapter thirty-nine of the Revised Administrative Code, and under no circumstances or conditions may the goods be released to the importer thereof: Provided, finally, That any official or employee of the three aforementioned agencies who shall be found guilty of violating articles two hundred ten and two hundred eleven of the Revised Penal Code on bribery, shall suffer not only the penalties provided for in those two articles but also the penalties provided for under this section, and shall further suffer perpetual disqualification from holding public office. Any importer who orders to import or imports any article, goods or commodity without first securing an import license therefor in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall be disqualified to do business in the Philippines and his license shall be withdrawn by the Collector of Internal Revenue. No member of the Import Control Board nor any officer of the Central Bank or the Import Control Administration shall directly or indirectly be financially interested in any importation business, nor shall he engage himself in the importation of goods subject to the restrictions provided for in this Act. Any official or employee of the Import Control Board, or the Import Control Administration, or the Central Bank who aids any person or entity in the violation or circumvention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules or regulations issued thereunder shall, upon conviction, be subject to the same penalty hereinabove provided and be disqualified perpetually from holding any public office.