Section 7: Cognizance of offences.

The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948Central Act · Act 9 of 1948

(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence made punishable by a scheme or of any abetment thereof, except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence or abetment made by an Inspector or by a person specially authorised in this behalf by the Government.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (5 of 1898), an offence made punishable by a scheme or an abetment thereof shall be triable only by a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
Section	7
Marginal note	Cognizance of offences.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

other. . See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

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