s. 59 (2) No fee shall be payable on the issue of a summons S. 56(2) to answer to a charge for an offence against this amended by No. 57/1989 Act. s. 3(Sch. item 190.32). No. 6337 57 Neglect to prosecute s. 191. If a person who has filed a charge-sheet charging S. 57 amended by an offence against this Act does not appear at the Nos 57/1989 hearing or declines or neglects to proceed upon or s. 3(Sch. item 190.33), prosecute the charge the court may authorize some 68/2009 other person to proceed upon or prosecute the s. 97(Sch. item 115.17). charge or may authorize any other person to take proceedings. No. 6337 * * * * * s. 192. S. 58 amended by No. 8179 s. 4, repealed by No. 16/2004 s. 56. No. 6337 59 Procedure s. 195. Unless otherwise expressly provided all charges S. 59 amended by for or in respect of offences against this Act shall Nos 7876 be heard and determined by the Magistrates' s. 2(3), 57/1989 Court. s. 3(Sch. item 190.34). No. 6337 60 Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with s. 204. under this Act S. 60 amended by If the Magistrates' Court is of the opinion that an Nos 7876 offence against this Act alleged before it does not s. 2(3), 57/1989 properly come within the meaning and intention s. 3(Sch. item of this Act but that an offence of a more serious or 190.35(a)(b)), 68/2009 heinous kind has been committed the court may s. 97(Sch. refuse to entertain or to further entertain the item 115.18). charge and may proceed as if the more serious or more heinous offence had been charged in the
S. 56(2) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 190.32). (2) No fee shall be payable on the issue of a summons to answer to a charge for an offence against this Act. No. 6337 s. 191. S. 57 amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 190.33), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 115.17). 57 Neglect to prosecute If a person who has filed a charge-sheet charging an offence against this Act does not appear at the hearing or declines or neglects to proceed upon or prosecute the charge the court may authorize some other person to proceed upon or prosecute the charge or may authorize any other person to take proceedings. No. 6337 s. 192. S. 58 amended by No. 8179 s. 4, repealed by No. 16/2004 s. 56. * * * * * No. 6337 s. 195. S. 59 amended by Nos 7876 s. 2(3), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 190.34). 59 Procedure s. 59 Unless otherwise expressly provided all charges for or in respect of offences against this Act shall be heard and determined by the Magistrates' Court. No. 6337 s. 204. S. 60 amended by Nos 7876 s. 2(3), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 190.35(a)(b)), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 115.18). 60 Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with under this Act If the Magistrates' Court is of the opinion that an offence against this Act alleged before it does not properly come within the meaning and intention of this Act but that an offence of a more serious or heinous kind has been committed the court may refuse to entertain or to further entertain the charge and may proceed as if the more serious or more heinous offence had been charged in the