Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter IX : Offences, Penal Provisions and Legal Procedure

328. Jurisdiction of magistrates' courts to impose punishment
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law, a magistrate's court shall have jurisdiction to impose any punishment prescribed by this Act: Provided that this section shall not apply in respect of any compensation referred to in subsection (2) of section two hundred and thirty-two or to any forfeiture under section three hundred and thirty-four.