41Advertising reward for return of stolen property

### 41 Advertising reward for return of stolen property > *\[Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]*A person shall not – > > > > > > (a) publicly advertise a reward for the return of any property which has been stolen or lost, and in such advertisement use any words intimating or purporting that no questions will be asked; > > > > > > > (b) make use of any words in any public advertisement intimating or purporting that a reward will be given or paid for any such property as aforesaid, without seizing, or making any inquiry after the person producing, such property; > > > > > > > (c) promise or offer in any public advertisement to return to any pawnbroker or other person any money paid or advanced on any such property, or any other sum of money or reward for the return thereof; or > > > > > > > (d) print or publish any such advertisement as aforesaid. > > > (2)  *\[Section 41 Subsection (2) added by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes a provision of [subsection (1)](#GS41@Gs1@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.