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GENERAL LAWS
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for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such
imprisonment; or
(b)
where Parliament sits as the court by virtue of section 3(b), to a fine
not exceeding twice the amount of the maximum fine in level fourteen
or, in default of payment of the fine, to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding one year;
and, in addition, he or she shall be liable to repay the amount or value of the fee,
compensation, gift or reward accepted or received by him or her.".
9. In section 19 ("Prohibition against fees, etc., for promoting or opposing
proceedings in Parliament") by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of"(2) Any person who wilfully and corruptly gives before Parliament or a
committee a false answer to any question material to the subject of inquiry which is put
to him or her in the course of any examination shall be guilty of an offence and liable(a)
where the Prosecutor-General has, in terms of section 22, instituted
the prosecution, to the punishments and penalties prescribed by law
for perjury; or
(b)
where Parliament sits as the court by virtue of section 3(b), to a fint~
not exceeding twice the amount of the maximum fine in level fourteen
or, in default of payment of the fine, to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding two years.''.
10. By the repeal of sections 20 and 21 and the substitution of-
"20 Penalty for printing or tendering in evidence reports, etc.,
falsely purporting to be printed under parliamentary authority
Any person who(a) prints or causes to be printed a copy of any enactment or
of any report, paper, minutes or minutes of proceedings of
Parliament or a committee as purporting to have been printed
by the Government Printer or the Parliamentary Printer or
by the order or by or under the authority of Parliament, a
committee or the Speaker which was not so printed; or
(b)
tenders in evidence as purporting to have been so printed
a copy of any enactment, report, paper or minutes referred
to in paragraph (a) knowing that it was not so printed;
shall be guilty of an offence and
liable~
(c)
where the Prosecutor-General has, in terms of section 22,
instituted the prosecution, to a fine not exceeding level seven
or to imptisonment for a period not exceeding two years or
to both such fine and such imprisonment; or
(d)
where Parliament sits as the court by virtue of section3(b),
to a fine not exceeding twice the amount of the maximum
fine in level fourteen or, in default of payment of the fine,
to imprisonment for a period not exceeding hvo years.".
21 Certain other contempts to be offences
Any person who commits any act, matter or thing specified in the
Schedule shall be guilty of an offence and liable(a)
where the Prosecutor-General has, in terms of section 22,
instituted the prosecution, to a fine not exceeding level seven
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