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79. Offences and penalties.

(1) A person who is found guilty of an offence under section 9, 10(16), 16(14), 19(1)(b), 21(10), 23(1), 23(15), 28(6) and (9), 30, 34(1), 34(3), 35(4), 36(6), 46(2), 52(3), 52(5), 52(6), 52(9), 54(6), 56(9), 61(14), 75(3), 78(2), 79(4), 79(7), 79(8) of, or paragraph 8(3) of the First Schedule to this Act is liable-

(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €1,250 or, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €1,250,000 or, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or both.

(2) Summary proceedings in relation to an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions or by a supervisory authority.

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(4) Where an offence under this Act is committed by an investment business firm or body corporate or by an unincorporated body or person or by a sole trader and is proved to ha

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