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Rh : $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and


 * (b) on a second or subsequent conviction for failing to comply with another order made under subsection (1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) (as the case may be), to a fine not exceeding $8,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months or to both.

(11) A reference to an offence under subsection (10) includes a reference to an abetment of the offence.

(12) A person who obstructs—
 * (a) the compliance by a person with an order made under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (i) or (j); or
 * (b) any person assisting the Director, a protector or another person in the compliance with an order made under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (i) or (j),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(13) A person who—
 * (a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an order made by the court under subsection (4)(a), (b) or (e); or
 * (b) obstructs the carrying out of an assessment or investigation ordered by the court under subsection (4)(c),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(14) In this section, “owner”—
 * (a) for residence that is a lot comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158), means any person who is the registered subsidiary proprietor of the lot under that Act;
 * (b) for residence that is a flat in any building in a housing estate of the Housing and Development Board, means any owner