Section 8 - Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable

(1) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall apply to offences under this Act as if they were cognizable offences—

• (a) for the purposes of investigation of such offences; and
• (b) for the purposes of matters other than—
  • (i) matters referred to in section 42 of that Code; and
  • (ii) the arrest of a person without a warrant or without an order of a Magistrate.

(2) Every offence under this Act shall be non-bailable and non-compoundable.