such period as may be prescribed by regulation, against the refusal or granting or conditional granting of such application. (b) A person aggrieved by a decision of a council in terms of section 14 (1), (2), (3), (4) (d) or (5) or section 16 (2) (b) or 40 (4) (c) may appeal to the Administrator in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed by regulation, against such decision. (c) A person aggrieved by a decision of a council in the application of section 18 may similarly appeal to the Administrator against such decision. (d) For the purposes of sections 15 (3), 17 (3) and 24 (3) provision may be made by regulation therein referred to for a right of appeal to the Administrator in the manner prescribed by such regulation. (2) The Administrator may, after consultation with the council concerned, in his discretion dismiss an appeal contemplated in subsection (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) or uphold it wholly or in part or make a decision in relation thereto which the council concerned could have made. (3) For the purposes of this Ordinance—

(a) an application referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall be deemed to have been granted or conditionally granted or refused by the council concerned in accordance with action taken by the Administrator under the provisions of subsection (2);

(b) a decision referred to in subsection (1) (b) or (c) shall be deemed to be a decision of the council concerned in accordance with action taken by the Administrator under the provisions of subsection (2), and

(c) a decision made by the Administrator under the provisions of subsection (2) shall be deemed to have been made by the council concerned.

45. Rectification of Rectification of errors.—Where anything which in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance is required to be done or performed on or before a specified day or at a specified time or during a specified period, has not been so done or performed, the Administrator may, if he is satisfied that such thing cannot be so done or performed or that the failure was due to an error or oversight, authorise such thing to be done or performed on or before some other day or at some other time or during some other period specified by him, or that it need not be done or performed, and anything so done or performed or that need not be done or performed, shall be of full force and effect and shall be deemed to have been lawfully done or performed in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

## 46. Offences and penalties.—(1) A person who—

(a) contravenes of fails to comply with the provision of section 23 (1), 33 (12), 35 (2) or 39 (2), or

(b) threatens, resists, hinders or obstructs, or uses foul, insulting or abusive language towards a person in the exercise of a power under section 41 or refuses or fails to answer to the best of his ability a question put to him in terms of the said section,

shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to a fine not exceeding R10 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) A person convicted of an offence under this Ordinance who after such conviction continues with the conduct in respect of which he was so convicted, shall be guilty of a continuing offence and on conviction liable to a fine not exceeding R100 in respect of each day on which he so continues or continued therewith.