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136 Repeat industrial waste offenders
If—
(a) a natural person commits an offence (the ***current offence***) against section 133(3), 134(2) or 135(3); and
(b) during the 5 years before the commission of the current offence, the person has been convicted of an offence (the ***relevant offence***) against section 133(3), 134(2) or 135(3)—
a Court may impose a penalty of up to 2 years imprisonment in addition to, or in place of, the penalty included in section 133(3), 134(2) or 135(3).
S. 137 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).