Section 2

Words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions.

All words and expressions used herein and defined in the

Penal Code [Act 574] or the Police Act 1967, and not hereinbefore defined shall be deemed to have the meanings attributed to them by that Code or that Act, as the case may be.

The shoulder notes of this Code shall not affect the construction thereof.

Notwithstanding the definition of “seizable offence” in subsection (1), an offence under the Penal Code is a seizable offence if it is expressly provided in any written law that the offence is a seizable offence.

Trial of offences under Penal Code and other laws