ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 41 Penalty at end of provision
ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 41
Penalty at end of provision41 Penalty at end of provision
In an Act, a penalty specified at the end of—
(a) a section (whether or not the section is divided into subsections); or
(b) a subsection (but not at the end of a section); or
(c) a section or subsection and expressed in such a way as to indicate that it applies only to part of the section or subsection;indicates that an offence mentioned in the section, subsection or part is punishable on conviction (whether or not a conviction is recorded) or, if no offence is mentioned, a contravention of the section, subsection or part constitutes an offence against the provision that is punishable on conviction (whether or not a conviction is recorded)—
(d) if a minimum as well as a maximum penalty is specified—by a penalty not less than the minimum and not more than the maximum; or
(e) in any other case—by a penalty not more than the specified penalty.