Clause 45

fails to furnish any chattel which he is directed to furnish in pursuance of a requisitioning order, or fails to furnish any such chattel at the time and place at which he is directed to furnish it;

refuses or without lawful excuse neglects to furnish any information which under this Act or the regulations made thereunder is to be furnished within the time within which it is to be furnished;

knowingly furnishes or causes to be furnished any information required to be furnished under this Act or the regulations made thereunder which is false in any material particular;

refuses to answer, or wilfully gives a false answer to, any question necessary for obtaining any information or particulars required to be furnished under this Act or the regulations made thereunder;

being a person liable to be registered under this Act, fails to register or fails to register within the prescribed time;

refuses, or without lawful excuse neglects, to attend at any place or time at which his attendance is required under this Act;

wilfully obstructs any person in the discharge of his duties under this Act or the regulations made thereunder; or

contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act, or any order or direction made or given by a competent authority or any requirement imposed under any provision of this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.