The volunteer and the host entity shall be liable to civil and criminal penalties provided f or by the laws and regulations in force.
Host Entity Penalties
Without prejudice to public authority prerogatives conferred on administrative authorities in the event of a breach of public order, the host entity found guilty of the following acts and facts shall be liable to the suspension of approval for a period of 3(three) months, renewable once:
- use of the volunteer f or purposes other than those specified in the volunteering contract;
- lay-off of personnel for economic reasons during the validity period of volunteering contracts within the entity;
- misappropriation of State subsidies granted for the purpose of volunteering;
- non-compliance with contractual commitments.
ln the event of re-offence or acts that seriously undermine public order and morals, the approval may be withdrawn from the host entity.
The management of a host entity guilty of misappropriation of subsidies shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Section 225 of the Penal Code.
Volunteer Penalties
A volunteer guilty of the following acts shall liable to suspension of the volunteering contract by the host entity for a period of 3 (three) maths, renewable once:
- carrying out of dangerous activities duly established within the host entity;
- indiscipline.
The conviction of a volunteer for a crime shall be deemed to entail his or her automatic dismissal.
Where the volunteer is convicted for an offence, the manager of the dispatching entity may, on the basis of the report of the host entity, declare the volunteer dismissed.
Dismissal may also be pronounced in cases of corruption and forgery as provided for in the Penal Code.
The dismissal provided for in (1) to (3) above shall automatically entail ineligibility for volunteering for a period of 10 (ten) years.
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