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Registration Of Persons (Amendment) Act (No. 11 of 1981) - Sect 3

Certain persons deemed to be not guilty of an offence under section 44 of the principal enactment

3.
(1) Any person who, on the day prior to the date of commencement of this Act, had attained the age of sixteen years but had not attained the age of eighteen years and was therefore not a person liable to registration under subsection (1) of section 2 of the principal enactment, and on such date becomes so liable by virtue of the provisions of that section as amended by this Act, shall be deemed not to be guilty of an offence under section 44 of the principal enactment, provided that such person makes an application within the prescribed period for such registration under and in accordance with the provisions of that enactment.
(2) In this section, " prescribed period " means the period within which any person referred to in subsection (1) is required by virtue of any regulation made under section 52, read with subsection (4) of section 7, of the principal enactment, to apply for registration under and in accordance with the provisions of that enactment.


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