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s.18
Offence of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo
(1) Any person who— (a) imports any unmanifested cargo; or (b) exports any unmanifested cargo, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable— (i) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; (ii) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $2,000,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years. (Amended 60 of 1980 s. 4 ; 3 of 1984 s. 2 ; 22 of 1991 s. 7 ) (2) It shall be a defence to a charge under this section if the defendant proves that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the cargo was unmanifested.