fine and imprisonment.
Assault
246. (1) A person who assaults or obstructs or
impedes an officer, employee or agent of an
authorized provider in the exercise of his or her
duties with the authorized provider commits an
offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not
less than fifty thousand dalasis or imprisonment for
a term not exceeding three years, or to both the
fine and imprisonment.
Contravention or
failing to comply
with this Act
247. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this
Part, a person who contravenes or fails to comply
with a provision of this Act or directions given
under this Act commits an offence and is liable on
conviction
(a) where not already specified in this Act, to a
fine of not less than fifty thousand dalasis
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three years, or to both the fine and
imprisonment; and
(b) in the case of a continuing offence, to a fur
ther fine of five hundred dalasis for every
day during which the offence continues.
Offence by body
corporate
248. (1) An offence committed by a body corporate
is treated as committed by a person who, at the
time the offence was committed, was
(a) a director, principal officer, general
manager, secretary, or other similar officer
of the company; or
(b)
acting or purporting to act in that capacity.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if
(a) the offence was committed without that
person’s consent or knowledge; and
(b) the person has exercised all diligence to
prevent the commission of the offence as
ought to have been exercised having
regard to the nature of the person’s
functions and all the circumstances.
Act to have
249. Subject to the provisions of this Act, this Act
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