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11. Offences under this Act deemed to be cognizable offences
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All offences under this Act shall be deemed to be cognizable offences for the purposes of the application of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No.15 of 1979, notwithstanding anything contained in the First
Schedule to that Act.