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Any person convicted of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is provided is liable to a fine not exceeding $3,000 and in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and the court before which the conviction is had shall in addition to the fine order him to pay the amount of any contributions together with any dividend due thereon certified by an officer appointed by the Board in that behalf to be due from that person at the date of the conviction and the amount may be recovered according to the law for the time being in force relating to the recovery of fines.

Where an employer fails to comply with any order made under subsection (1), the court shall, on the application by the Board, issue a warrant to levy the employer’s property for the whole amount of the arrears by way of distress and sale of the employer’s property.