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(1) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees. |
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(2) Where a power is conferred or a duty imposed, by the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, on a Magistrate in respect of an offence triable by the High Court, such power or duty shall, in relation to an offence under this Part of this Act, be exercised and performed by the Magistrate's Court of Colombo. |
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