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79. Fines and penalties.

(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act (other than an offence under section 65(2)) is liable on summary conviction to the following fines and penalties:

(a) on a first summary conviction for any such offence, to a class B fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;

(b) on any subsequent summary conviction for the same offence or any other offence under this Act (other than an offence under section 65(2)), to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.

(2) If, after being convicted of an offence, the person referred to in subsection (1) continues to contravene the requirement or prohibition to which the offence relates, the person is guilty of a further offence on each day that the contravention continues and for each such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €500.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this Act (other than an offence under any of the excluded sections) is liable on

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