Section 70, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) Subject to section 20, any person who establishes,maintains or operates a public telecommunications network or service in contravention of this Act commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than five times and not exceeding ten times the relevant licence fee at the time of conviction or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both such fine and (2) Any equipment and apparatus used for establishing, maintaining or operating the telecommunications network or service in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited to the State.