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(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the foregoing provisions of this Decree shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding "¢5,000,000.00" or to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. [As Amended by the Trees and Timber (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act 493) s. 2].

(2) When a stump or log has been marked with a registered property mark, the onus of proof that it has been marked in accordance with this Part shall be on the registered holder of the property mark.

(3) Where any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) of this section the court may in addition to the punishment imposed order that the whole or any part of the trees or timber in respect of which the offence was committed shall be forfeited and disposed of as the court may direct, and may order that any licence or permit held under this Decree or the regulations by the person convicted shall be forfeited.

(4) Where any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) of this section the Chief Conservator of Forests may cancel the registration of any property mark allotted to him.