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==ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS==
:1. Section 9 of Statutory Instruments Act, 1959 amended
:2. Repeal

==PURPOSE==
AN ACT to amend the Statutory Instruments Act, 1959 (No. 52) of 1959 to increase the penalty that may be imposed in statutory instruments.

==DATE OF ASSENT==
20th August, 2007.

==ACT==

====Section 1 — Section 9 of Statutory Instruments Act, 1959 amended====
The Statutory Instruments Act, 1959 (No. 52) of 1959 as amended is further amended by the repeal of section 9 and the insertion of the following:
:'''"9 Penalties
:(1) There may be included in a statutory instrument which contains a prohibition or requirement, a provision that a person who fails to comply with that prohibition or requirement is liable to penalties.
:(2) A penalty prescribed for an offence by virtue of this section, shall be not more than a fine of one hundred and fifty penalty units or imprisonment for a term of one year or both and in the case of a continuing offence, an additional penalty of not more than five penalty units may be prescribed by the instrument for each day on which the offence continues.


====Section 2 — Repeal====
The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act 539) is hereby repealed.