5. Replacement of section 24 of the principal enactment

Section 24 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor

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24. (1) Every person who commits an penalties.

offence under this Law or under any regula-tion made thereunder shall, on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable, notwithstanding the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No..15 of 1979 or any other law, to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Where a fine imposed under this Law is recovered the court may direct that such fine or such part of the fine as is equivalent to the fees payable to the local authority as is prescribed by the Minister under section 4 of this Law, be paid to the fund of the local authority within the administrative limits of which the club in relation to which the offence was committed is situate. ”.