Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsProsecutions to be before Magistrate,
| 85. Every prosecution under this Act shall be instituted before a Magistrate and shall be governed by the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, and it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to impose the full fine or penalty herein or in any by-law or regulation provided, notwithstanding that such fine or penalty exceeds the limits of his ordinary powers of jurisdiction. |