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Section 106
 

(1) Unless the offence carries a higher penalty under other legislation, any person who commits an offence under section 12c, section 32a, section 51, section 59(2), section 62, section 99(1), read with the second sentence of section 51(1) or with section 51(2), section 99(6), section 100(1), read with the second sentence of section 62(1) or with section 62(2), or section 100(6) shall be punishable by a fine or detention for a term of not more than four months.


(2) Legal entities may be subject to punishment under the rules of Part 5 of the Danish Criminal Code (straffeloven) for violation of section 12c, section 32a, section 51(2), section 62(2), section 99(1), read with section 51(2), and section 100(1), read with section 62(2).


(3) Unless the offence carries a higher penalty under other legislation, any person who votes or stands as a candidate at an election or a referendum in both Denmark and the other parts of the realm shall be punishable by a fine or detention for a term of not more than four months.


(4) Rules issued by statutory order may provide for punishment by a fine in respect of offences against the regulatory provisions.