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(5) The Council may delegate the powers thereof, under this section, to one
of the Specialized Committees of the same.
The Competent Court
36.(1) The Chief Justice shall specify a court to have competence to
consider offences and contraventions in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.
(2) All cases relating to the press and publication shall be deemed
urgent.
Penalties
37.(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act, and the regulations
shall be deemed to have committed a contravention , and shall , upon
conviction, be , punished with fine not exceeding ( 50,000) fifty
thousand Sudanese pounds.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section(1), the Court may inflict
the following penalties , in case of contravention, by the journalist, the
press institution , press services centres and press printing presses, of
the provisions of this Act , and the regulations made thereunder :(a) suspension of the printed material , for a term, not exceeding
two months;
(b) revocation of the licence, where the
printed materials has
been sentenced to be suspended twice ;
(c) confiscation of the press
printing presses and the press
printed materials, in case of repetition of the contravention in
accordance with the provisions of this Act , for more than
twice .