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If a person or institution is found guilty, the presiding officer must recommend deregistration and may impose a fine up to N$ 24,000, but importers and similar entities cannot be both deregistered and fined.

379. (1) If the Minister conducts a hearing in terms of regulations 9, 75, 76, 80, 108, 141, 150, 162 or 289, he or she must follow the procedures prescribed in this regulation.

(15) (a) If the person or institution charged is found guilty as charged, or if he or she admits that he or she is guilty of the charge, the presiding officer -

(i) must, where that person or institution is registered in terms of the Act, recommend the deregistration of the person or institution to the Minister; and

(ii) may, in addition to the recommendation to the Minister in terms of subparagraph (i), impose on the person or institution a line not exceeding N$ 24 000.00.

(b) The presiding officer may take decisions under more than one of the subparagraphs of paragraph (a), but in the case of a contravention by a driving testing centre, a vehicle testing station, a manufacturer, builder or importer or a manufacturer of number plates, a decision in terms of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) may not be entertained.