1) No person may-
a) obstruct or attempt to improperly influence any person who is exercising a power or performing a function in terms of this Act; or
b) knowingly give false information in any document or information provided to the Director-General or a labour inspector in terms of this Act.
2) No employer may knowingly take any measure to avoid becoming a designated employer.
3) A person who contravenes a provision of this section commits an offence and may be sentenced to a fine not exceeding R10 000,00.
4) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Justice and by notice in the Gazette, amend the maximum amount of the fine referred to in subsection (3) in order to counter the effect of inflation.