Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)Chapter 17 : General Provisions60. Penalties |
| (1) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of section 59 is liable— |
| (a) | in the case of a conviction of an offence referred to in section 59(a), (b), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (m), (n), (o), (p) or (q), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six years; and |
| (b) | in the case of a conviction of an offence referred to in section 59(c), (d), (e), (k) or (l), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law, a Magistrates’ court has jurisdiction to impose any penalty prescribed by this Act. |
| (3) | The court convicting any person of an offence under this Act may upon the application of the prosecutor declare any plant or propagating material in respect of which the offence was committed and all other plants and propagating material of a similar nature of which such person is the owner or which is in his or her possession, to be forfeited to the State. |