Amendment of section 9A.
131. In section 9A of the Central Excise Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:––
"(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (2 of 1974) all offences under this Act (except an offence punishable for a term of imprisonment of three years or more under section 9) shall be non-cognizable.".
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 131 of the Bill seeks to amend section 9A of the Central Excise Act so as to substitute sub-section (1) thereof to provide that notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, all offences under that Act except an offence punishable for a term of imprisonment of three years or more under section 9 shall be non-cognizable.
This amendment will take effect from the date on which this Bill receives the assent of the President.
