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penalty or penalties specified in the corresponding entries in the second and third columns of the said table, and when penalties are specified in hoth the second and the third columns of the said table, the penalty specified in the third column may be imposed in addition to that specified in the second column.
MAXIMUM
SECTION.
FINE.
MAXIMUM TERM OF
IMPRISONMENT,
16
$500
17
$500
18
$500
24
$250
26
14 years.
28
2 years.
20
2 years.
33
$500
2 years.
Limitation of time.
Commence-
ment.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 6 of 1400.
(2) Where a term of imprisonment is specified in the third column of the above table, such imprisonment may be imposed either without any fine being imposed or in addition to any fine if the offence is one which according to the said table is punishable also by a fine.
(3) Every person who con mits any offence against this Ordinance for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(4) Any offence against this Ordinance may be prosecuted either summarily or on indictment: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall empower a magistrate to impose a longer term of imprisonment han six months for any one offence.
(5) If any act or default is a contravention of more than one of the said sections or sub-sections, the offender may be prosecuted, convicted and punished under any one of the said sections or sub-sections.
39. Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment which prescribes the time within which proceedings for an offence punishable upon a summary conviction may be commenced, any summary proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance may be commenced within one year after the offence was committed.
40. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 1st day of
1926.
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41. The Post Office Ordinance, 1900, is repealed.
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