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Section 42

General penalty

of Dental Act 1971

ActIn forceProvision 42 of 50
Section 42
(1)

Any person guilty of an offence against this Act for which no specific penalty is provided shall be liable on conviction—

(a)

in respect of a first offence to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit; and

(b)

in respect of the second or subsequent offences to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

(2)

In the case of a continuing offence such person shall be liable to a further penalty of fifty ringgit for each day during the continuance of such offence in addition to the respective penalty under paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).