25. Jurisdiction
(1)
Offences punishable under this Act shall be triable in the Presidency-towns, by a Presidency Magistrate, and elsewhere by a Magistrate of the first class, or by a Magistrate of the second class who has been specially empowered by the [Central Government] in this behalf.
Amendment notes (1)
- Subs . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".