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Section 36
The Jammu and Kashmir Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1978Jammu and Kashmir

Section 36. Institution of proceedings

1[36. Institution of proceedings.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2) no prosecution shall be instituted against any person for any offence under this Act, except on a complaint made by the prescribed authority or a Police Officer, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector.

(2) Any offence relating to touting committed under this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable.]

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.