7Unlawfully carrying on business as second-hand dealer or pawnbroker

7 Unlawfully carrying on business as second-hand dealer or pawnbroker

A person who carries on business as a second-hand dealer or pawnbroker –

(a) without giving notice as required by section 4 (2) ; or

(b) after service on that person of a copy of the notice of objection under section 4 (6) and before the hearing of the objection by a court of petty sessions; or

(c) during any period when, pursuant to an order made under section 6 (3) , that person is disqualified from carrying on the business of buying or selling, or otherwise dealing in, second-hand goods, either as a principal or agent, or the business of a pawnbroker –

is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and a daily fine not exceeding 2 penalty units in respect of each day during which that person so carries on business.