7.Section 135 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :
| (a) in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words and figures "under sections 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207 and 223 of the Penal Code ", of the words and figures "under sections 190; 193, 198, 197, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 207 and 223 of the ' Penal Code " ; |
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| (b) in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words and figures "any offence punishable under Chapter VI of the Penal Code or punishable under section 290a or section 291b of the same Code", of the words and figures " any offence punishable under section 290a or 291b of the Penal Code " ; and |
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| (c) by the addition immediately after subsection (4) of that section of the following new subsections:-
| | '(5) In this section the expression "some other person " shall be deemed to include a peace officer. | | |
| | (6) This section shall not apply to any case in which the Attorney-General has exercised his powers under section 393 (7). | | |
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