12. Offences and penalties

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations 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 3 years or to both.

Any person who —

fails to comply with a requirement of the Director, an officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs under these Regulations; or

impedes, obstructs or hinders the Director, an officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs in the exercise of any of his powers under these Regulations,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 3 years or to both.

Any person who —

for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or for any other person, the issue or renewal of a permit, makes any declaration or statement which is false in a material particular; or

knowingly utters, produces or makes use of any such declaration or statement or a document containing any such declaration or statement,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 3 years or to both.

Every offence under these Regulations is an arrestable offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations 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 3 years or to both.

Any person who —

fails to comply with a requirement of the Director, an officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs under these Regulations; or

impedes, obstructs or hinders the Director, an officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs in the exercise of any of his powers under these Regulations,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 3 years or to both.

Any person who —

for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or for any other person, the issue or renewal of a permit, makes any declaration or statement which is false in a material particular; or

knowingly utters, produces or makes use of any such declaration or statement or a document containing any such declaration or statement,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 3 years or to both.

Every offence under these Regulations is an arrestable offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.