Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls
154. Trial of offences
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All offences under this Part are triable by a District Court.
No prosecution is to be instituted in respect of any such offence without the consent of the Director‑General or the Public Prosecutor or his or her deputy.
Director‑General
“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
Any District Court may, despite anything in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, impose the full punishment prescribed by this Part in respect of any offence.
Prosecutions in respect of offences committed under this Part may, with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, be conducted by the Director‑General or any public officer of such department that the Minister is charged with responsibility for authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director‑General.