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which he knows to be false or misleading
as to a material particular shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine of
fifty thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for six months.".
Repeal and replacement of section
29A.
9. Section 29A of the principal Ordinance is
repealed and replaced by the following section
"Limitation of time for prosecution of offences. (Cap. 227.)
29A. Notwithstanding anything in the
Magistrates Ordinance
(a) proceedings in respect of an
offence against any section of
this Ordinance, other than section
26(2), may be brought at any time.
within two years next after the
commission of the offence or
within six months after the
discovery thereof by the
prosecutor, whichever period
expires first;
(b) proceedings in respect of an
offence against section 26(2)
may be brought at any time