# 18 Cognizance of offences
No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint in writing made 1 [by anyauthorised officer].
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1. Subs. by Act 36 of 2000, s. 7, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-9-2000).
