No court, inferior to that of [a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class] shall try any offence under section 3, section 4, section 5, section 6, section 7 or section 8.
Section 22: Trials.
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956Central Act · Act 104 of 1956
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Section | 22 |
| Marginal note | Trials. |
| 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.
- substituted, Act 46 of 1978. . Subs. by Act 46 of 1978, s. 16, for "a magistrate as defined in clause (c) of section 2" (w.e.f. 2-10-1979).
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