Section 19:
Cognizance of offences.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on
a complaint made by,--
(a) the Central Government or any authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that
Government; or
(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the
alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority
or officer authorised as aforesaid.