Section 42

No person shall, in the course of any trade or business, import, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or let for hire any unauthorised decoder.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3

years, a fine not exceeding $40,000 or both; and any unauthorised decoder shall be forfeited to the Government.

Proof that a person has, in the course of any trade or business, imported, manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or let for hire any unautho-rised decoder shall be evidence that such person knew that the decoder was an unauthorised decoder.

Forthe purposes ofthis section-

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"decoder" means any apparatus or component part thereof designed or adapted to enable (whether on its own or with any other apparatus) an encrypted audio or visual programme to be decoded;

"unauthorised decoder" means a decoder which will enable encrypted audio or visual programmes to be viewed in decoded form without payment of the subscription payable in respect of the right to view those programmes.

Offence of hindering person discharging duty.