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Pyramid Schemes Prohibition Ordinance A1381 Section 7 7. Power to award compensation

(1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, the court may, in addition to passing any sentence that may otherwise be passed by law, order the person to pay an amount of compensation that it thinks reasonable to any person who has suffered financial loss resulting from that offence.

(2) An amount of compensation ordered to be paid to a person under subsection (1) is recoverable as a civil debt.

8. Saving of rights and claims

This Ordinance does not limit, restrict or otherwise affect any rights or claims a person would have had if this Ordinance had not been enacted.

9. Pyramid Selling Prohibition Ordinance repealed

The Pyramid Selling Prohibition Ordinance (Cap. 355) is repealed.