| (1) | Any person who contravenes the prohibition on— |
| (a) | the interference with— |
| (i) | the exercise of a right referred to in regulation 4(5)(a)(i); or |
| (ii) | the performance of his or her duties by a forest officer or an official of the Department referred to in regulation 4(5)(a)(ii); |
| (b) | the planting of weeds or invasive plants as set out in regulation 4(5)(b); or |
| (c) | the burning of any live or dead tree, plant or vegetation as set out in regulation 4(5)(c), |
is guilty of an offence and liable upon a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or to both fine and such imprisonment.
| (2) | Any person who contravenes the prohibition on the removal, destruction, defacement or interference with a mark electronic chip or identification, as set out in regulation 6(4), is guilty of an offence and liable upon a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or to both fine and such imprisonment. |
| (3) | Any person who contravenes the prohibition on the removal of trees or other forest produce from a State forest as set out in regulation 6(5) is guilty of an offence and is liable upon a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months, or both fine and such imprisonment. |
| (4) | Any person who contravenes the prohibition on the use of a road, as set out in regulation 11(3)(b), is guilty of an offence and liable upon a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months, or to both fine and such imprisonment. |
| (5) | Any person who fails to submit information as requested in terms of regulation 19(1) is guilty of an offence and liable upon a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months, or to both fine and such imprisonment. |
| (6) | Any person who contravenes the prohibition on the carrying on of activities under a servitude as set out in regulation 21(2) is guilty of an offence and liable upon on a first conviction of that offence to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months, or to both fine and such imprisonment. |
| (7) | Any person convicted for a second or subsequent offence— |
| (a) | under subregulation (4), (5) or (6) is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or to both fine and such imprisonment; |
| (b) | under subregulation (1), (2) or (3) is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or to both fine and such imprisonment. |
