Section 44. After section 80 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:

44. After section 80 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "80A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, it shall be lawful for a presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class to pass a sentence of fine exceeding two thousand rupees authorised by this Act on any person convicted of an offence thereunder.".