# 26 Cognizance of offences by courts
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder, save on a complaint made by the Board 1 ***.
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1. The words "with the previous sanction of the Central Government" omitted by Act 9 of 1995, s. 14 (w.e.f. 25-1-1995).
2. Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 27 of 2014, s. 19 (w.e.f. 18-7-2013).
