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79. Amendment of section 23 of Restrictive Practices Act 1972.

The Restrictive Practices Act 1972 (as amended by section 21 of the Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act 1987) is amended by substituting the following section for section 23:

"23.

(1) A person who is guilty of an offence under this Act for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable -

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €60,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Act and there is a continuation of the offence by the person after his or her conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence on every day on which the contravention continues and for each such offence shall be liable -

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €300 for each day on which the offence is so continued or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both,

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