30. Jurisdiction of courts and prosecution

A Court of a Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings under this Act and, notwithstanding any provision of any written law to the contrary, such Court shall have power to impose any penalty or combination of penalties provided for an offence under this Act not exceeding respectively 10 years imprisonment, a fine of $20,000 and 10

When any person is charged before a court with an offence under this Act or any regulation made thereunder, no further proceedings in respect thereof shall be taken against him without the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Public Prosecutor, except such as the court may think necessary by remand, whether in custody or otherwise, to secure the due appearances of the person charged.