No Court inferior to that of a [Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class] ***, shall try, whether under this Act or under any other law, any act or omission which constitutes an offence under this Act.
Section 14: Jurisdiction.
The Census Act, 1948Central Act · Act 37 of 1948
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Census Act, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Section | 14 |
| Marginal note | Jurisdiction. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for certain words.
- omitted. . The words and letter "or in a Part B State, Magistrate corresponding to magistrate of second class" omitted by Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956
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