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General penalty
39. Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Indemnity
40.—(1) The Government shall not be liable to make good any damage caused to any goods or property as a result of an entry, search or detention under the provisions of this Act unless the damage is caused by the wilful neglect or default of an officer employed by the Government. (2) In the event of any dispute as to the amount of any damage so caused, the amount is to be summarily ascertained and determined by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court.
Protection of persons acting under authority of Act
41. Any person who does any act in pursuance or intended pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability in respect thereof, whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction, mistake of law or fact, or any other ground, unless he or she has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
Offences by body corporate
42. Where any offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he or she as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against accordingly.
Regulations
43.—(1) The Minister may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations may be made under this Act and for prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act and generally for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations with respect to any of the following matters:(a) providing for the treatment and rehabilitation of persons who use or inhale intoxicating substances for the purpose of inducing or causing in themselves a state of intoxication; (b) providing for the supervision and aftercare of persons who have undergone treatment and rehabilitation at any approved centre or who have been convicted of an offence under section 3; (c) providing for the management, maintenance and inspection of approved centres; (d) prescribing the functions and procedure of Review Committees; (e) providing for the control, discipline and occupation of inmates, including the imposition of corporal punishment; (f) prescribing the appointment and duties of officers of approved centres; (g) prescribing the punishment by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both to be imposed on conviction for a breach of any regulations.
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