MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
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massage services in an establishment for massage without a valid licence to do so at those premises.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction—
- (a) to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
- (b) where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (4) if the person who is convicted of—
- (a) an offence under subsection (4) for contravening subsection (1) has been convicted on at least one other earlier occasion of—
- (i) an offence under subsection (4) for contravening subsection (1); or
- (ii) an offence under section 9(a) of the repealed Act, whether the conviction was before, on or after the date of commencement of this Act; or
- (b) an offence under subsection (4) for contravening subsection (2) has been convicted on at least one other earlier occasion of—
- (i) an offence under subsection (4) for contravening subsection (2); or
- (ii) an offence under section 9(e) of the repealed Act, whether the conviction was before, on or after the date of commencement of this Act.
Application for licence
6.—(1) An application for a licence must—
- (a) be made to the Licensing Officer in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer;
