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Explanation—A. Government officer means and includes all servants of 
Government employed in the Revenue, Forest Cardamom, Police and Magisterial 
Departments. 
Every person convicted before a Magistrate of any offence against this 
Regulation shall be liable, for the first offence, to a penalty not exceeding Rs, 50 
and to the forfeiture to Government, at the discretion of' the Magistrate, of the 
game taken, and of all guns, engines, implements, nets and dogs, used in or for 
the purpose of aiding the commission of such offence, and in default of payment 
of fine, to simple imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month, and for 
eve ^ econd and subsequent offence, to a penalty not exceeding Rs. 100 and the 
same liability to foreiture, and in default of payment, to simple imprisonment 
for a period not exceeding two months. 
The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall apply to all 
proceedings under this Regulation. 
All fees,. fines and forfeitures realised under this Regulation shall be paid 
into the public treasury, but it shall be competent to the convicting Magistrate 
to award such portion of the fine, or the proceeds of the forfeiture as he may 
think fit, not exceeding one-half the amount of full fine authorized to be imposed 
by this Regulation in any case under this Regulation to the person or persons 
on whose information the conviction is obtained. 
