Section 18

The Tamil Nadu Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1994State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 34 of 1994

(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on complaint in wirting made by the Oilpalm Commissioner or any authority of officer authorised by him in this behalf.

(2) No Court inferior to that of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any such offence punishable under this Act.

19. On the application of a person accused of an offence under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, the Oilpalm Commissioner or any authority or officer authorised by him in this behalf may, at any stage, compound such offence by levying a compounding fee not exceeding rupees ten thousand.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Tamil Nadu Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1994
Section	18
Jurisdiction	State of Tamil Nadu
Status	In force as published by the source

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