49. Sanction of prosecution
[(1)] No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act *** shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the Authority or as the case may be, the local authority concerned or any officer authorised by the Authority or such local authority in this behalf.
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Amendment notes (3)
- 1renumbered w.e.f. 30-12-1963 S. 49 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 56 of 1963, s. 23 (w.e.f. 30-12-1963).
- 2omitted w.e.f. 1-8-2026 The words “other than an offence referred to in sub-section (2)” omitted by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-8-2026).
- 3omitted w.e.f. 1-8-2026 Sub-section (2) omitted by s. 2 and Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-2026)