A penalty of incarceration for a period not exceeding one year and/or a fine not exceeding (10,000) ten thousand AED shall be imposed on anyone who removes, breaks or destroys any of the seals placed by virtue of an order issued by the judicial authority or the administrative entities on a shop, documents or any other things, or who causes, through any means, said seal to fall short of the purpose intended for which it has been originally placed. The penalty shall be incarceration if the perpetrator is the custodian. If the perpetrator uses violence against persons upon committing the crime, this shall be deemed as an aggravating circumstance.
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