(1) Any person who sterilises a man or woman, without their consent, shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to six years. If the act is performed by a person who is unauthorized to sterilise, then the penalty shall be increased by one third.

(2) Where the sterilisation is performed by an unauthorized person, even with the person’s consent, a penalty of imprisonment for a term of one to three years shall be imposed.