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Ch. 30. No. 18.] Servtces (Charges Control).

this Ordinance, it shall be a defence for him to prove that
the act or default in respect of which he is charged was
committed by some other person without his consent. or
connivance, and that he exercised all such diligence to
prevent the commission of the act or default as he ought
to have oxercised having regard to all the circumstances.

(3) On the third or any subsequent occasion on which
a person is found guilty of an offence under this Ordinance,
the court may, on the application of the Attorney General
or on the application of the prosecutor made with the
consent of the Attorney General, make such order having
effect durmg such period as the court) thinks fit, for
preventing the offender from) carrying on, or being con-
cerned. directly or indirectly in the carrying on of, the
business im the course of which the transaction constituting
the offence was effected, or any branch of that business, or
any business or branch of a business of a similar character ;
and any person contravening an order made under this
subsection shall Le guilty of an offence and shall be liable

(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for

six months, or

(6) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment

for five Vears,

(4) Where a person convicted on indictment of any
offence under this Ordinance is a body corporate, no
provision in this Ordinance limiting the amount of the fine
which may be imposed shall apply to the body corporate
and the body corporate shall be liable to such fine as the
court thinks just.

12. (1) No anformation with respect to any particular
business which has been obtained under this Ordinance shall
without the consent of the person carrying on that business,
be disclosed otherwise than in commection with the execution
of this Ordinance’ Provided that nothing in this section
shall apply to a disclosure of information made for the
purposes of any criminal proceedings which may be taken
whether by virtue of this Ordinance or otherwise, or for
the purposes of a report of any such proceedings.

(2) If any person discloses any information in con-
travention of this section, he shall be liable on summary