(1) The District Court
may, on the application of any person, excuse that person from the
consequences of inadvertent non-compliance with a provision of this Act.
(2) If the District
Court acts under subsection (1), it may —
(a) make
consequential orders protecting the interests of any person affected by the
contravention; and
(b) make
any other order that the justice of the case may require.
(3) An application
cannot be made under this section after proceedings for an offence relating to
the non-compliance have been commenced.
[Section 77 amended: No. 42 of 2024 s. 46 and 54.]
[ 78. Deleted: No. 28 of 2006 s. 144.]