Section 18. The criminal jurisdiction under this Act shall, in the Presidency-towns, be exercised by a Presidenc

18. The criminal jurisdiction under this Act shall, in the Presidency-towns, be exercised by a Presidency Magistrate, and, elsewhere, by a Magistrate of the first class or (where specially empowered by the Local Government to try cases under this Act) a Magistrate of the second class. Test-apparatus.