Section 50Part 3 — Offences Against Public Order
Limitations, etc.
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A person cannot be tried for an offence under sections 46 to 49 unless the prosecution is commenced within two years after the offence is committed.
A person charged with an offence under sections 46 to 49 cannot be convicted, except on that person's own plea of guilty, or on the evidence in open court of two witnesses at least to one overt act of the kind of offence alleged, or the evidence of one witness to one overt act, and one other witness to another overt act of the same kind of offence.
This section does not apply to cases in which the overt act of treason alleged is the killing of the Sovereign, or a direct attempt to endanger His life or injure His person.
Cross References
- Section 46 of Penal Codeexternal
offences under sections 46 to 49