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| | (a) When it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed; or | | |
| | (b) where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another; or | | |
| | (c) where an offence is a continuing one and continues to be committed in more local , areas than one; or | | |
| | (d) where an offence consists of several acts done in different local areas; or | | |
| | (e) where in the course of the same transaction different offences are committed in different local areas. | | |
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| (2) An offence committed whilst the offender is in the course of performing a journey or voyage may be inquired into or tried by a court through or into the local limits of whose jurisdiction the offender or the person against whom or the thing in respect of which the offence was committed passed in the course of that journey or voyage. |
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| (3) All offences against the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to railways, telecommunications, the post office, or arms and ammunition- may be inquired into or tried by any court, whether the offence is stated to have been committed within the local limits of the jurisdiction of such court or not. provided that the offender is found within such local jurisdiction. |
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