Trial of offences
83.—(1)  Except where by this Act it is otherwise expressly provided, all offences under this Act shall be cognizable by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court.
(2)  Subject to subsection (3), any District Court or Magistrate’s Court shall, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), have the jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to impose the full punishment in respect of the offence.
[Act 1 of 2014 wef 01/07/2014]
(3)  Any District Court or Magistrate’s Court shall, if it has jurisdiction under the Criminal Procedure Code to try an offence alleged to have been committed in breach of the basic condition of a remission order specified under section 50S, have the power to impose the full enhanced sentence under section 50T for that offence, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code.
[Act 1 of 2014 wef 01/07/2014]