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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repealed and replaced by the following section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