§ 36 — Compliance and non-compliance with section 32

36.—(1) Where —(a)

any information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director‑General, Food Security is not given or is not given within the time delimited in the requirement; or

(b)

information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director‑General, Food Security is given to the Director‑General, Food Security, but the information does not comply with the requirements of section 34(b) as regards the form of the information,

then the person required to give the information shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person required to give the information has a reasonable excuse.

(4) The ordinary meaning of “reasonable excuse” is affected by section 258.

—(1) Where —(a)

any information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director‑General, Food Security is not given or is not given within the time delimited in the requirement; or

(b)

information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director‑General, Food Security is given to the Director‑General, Food Security, but the information does not comply with the requirements of section 34(b) as regards the form of the information,

then the person required to give the information shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person required to give the information has a reasonable excuse.

(4) The ordinary meaning of “reasonable excuse” is affected by section 258.