Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsJurisdiction of Magistrates' Courts, &c
| 287. Subject to any express provision of this Act to the contrary, any offence under this Act shall be and is hereby declared to be fully cognizable and punishable by Magistrates Courts, and all sums becoming due by reason of any provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made hereunder shall be and are hereby declared to be recoverable before Courts of Requests, although such offences andsums should exceed the ordinary jurisdiction of such Courts. |