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Prosccutions.-(1) A person shall not be proceeded agamst for an offence under sectwn 21 or sect1on 23 except at the mstance of such officer as may be authonsed by the Govern- ment in thrs behalf. (2) Before mstrtuting proceedmgs agamst any person under sub-sectwn (1), the officer authonsed' under that sub- sectron shall call upon such person to show cause why proceed- mgs should not be mst1tuted agamst hrm (3) The officer authorised under sub-sectwn (1) may, erther before or after the mstltutwn of proceedings, compound any n such offence other than an offence under sectron 23