1[19A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898) an offence punishable under this Ordinance may be tried at any place within the local jurisdiction of the metropolitan magistrate or of the magistrate of the first class.
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Sections 19A, 19B and 19C were inserted by section 16 of the Seeds (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act No. XXVI of 2005)