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No. 7 of 1926.

MAXIMUM

SECTION.

FINE.

1

POST OFFICE.

MAXIMUM TERM OF

IMPRISONMENT.

*

Limitation of time.

18

$500

24

$250

10 000

26

28

14 years.

2 years.

2 years.

3333

2 years.

29

$500

(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 commits 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 than 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.

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