Tial of offence and specia 1 provision =garding iine.

(1) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the ~irst-class shall be competent to try any offence punishable under this Aci. (2) Nohvirhstanding anyhng containedin section 32 of the Code of Criminal Prmedure, 1898, it shalIbe lawful for any Magistrate of the First Class to pass asentenceoffineexcedng the pecuniarylimitspecifiedin that section as in force in any part of the State on any person convicted of an ofPence punishable under this Act.