(d) sells any hazardous substance or hazardous article upon which or within the container of which a false or misleading statement in connection with the contents appears; or (e) for the purposes of business or trade, makes use of any report or certificate made or issued by an inspector or analyst under that Part; or (f) gives false information to a supplier or presents any forged document in order to acquire a hazardous substance or hazardous article; or (g) sells any hazardous substance or article from unlicensed premises; (h) imports and sells any registrable hazardous substance, without registering it in Zimbabwe; or (i) sells hazardous substances in unlabelled or improperly labelled containers; shall be guilty of an offence. (2) Any person who is convicted of an offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable— (a) on a first conviction, to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment; (b) on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (3) The court convicting a person of an offence under subsection (1), may, upon the application of the prosecutor, declare any hazardous substance or hazardous article in respect of which the offence has been committed to be forfeited to the State. (4) A hazardous substance or hazardous article forfeited in terms of subsection (2) shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister may, after consultation with the Agency, direct. (5) The court convicting a person of an offence under subsection (1) shall notify the Agency of the conviction and sentence and may order the Agency to cancel any licence issued to such person. 138Additional offences and penalties under Part XIII (1) Any person who obstructs or hinders an inspector in the exercise of his duty under Part XIII shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level three or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month or both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) No person shall knowingly sell, offer or exposé for sale any plant, seed or grain, which is likely to propagate or spread the growth of invasive alien species. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable if the offence involves— (a) the likely propagation or spread of invasive alien species specified in Part III of the Fifth Schedule, to the penalties specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section one hundred and nineteen; (b) the likely propagation or spread of an invasive alien species other than a invasive alien species specified in Part III of the Fifth Schedule, to the penalties specified in section one hundred and nineteen. 61

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