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| (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 58 or section 71 or section 72 by which a special penalty is prescribed for an offence, any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding two hundred rupees for each day on which the offence is so continued after the conviction. |
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| (2) Where an offence under this Act is committed by an insurer, every principal, agent, manager or other officer of the insurer, and, if the insurer is a company, every director of the company, shall also be guilty of the same offence and liable to the same punishment, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and that he had taken all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts