Section 376. Cognizance of offences

376. Cognizance of offences . — All offences against this Act or any rule, regulation or bye-law made thereunder, whether committed within or without the limits of New Delhi, shall be cognizable by a municipal magistrate and such magistrate shall not be deemed to be incapable of taking cognizance of any such offence or of any offence under any enactment which is repealed by, or which ceases to have effect under this Act by reason only of his being liable to pay any municipal tax or rate or benefited out of the New Delhi Municipal Fund. — 377. Limitation of time for prosecution. No person shall be liable to punishment for any offence against this Act or any rule, regulation or bye-law made thereunder, unless complaint of such offence is — made before a municipal magistrate within six months next after (a) the date of the commission of the offence; or (b) the date on which the commission or existence of such offence was first brought to the notice of the complainant.