(7) The Inspector General of Police shall not be liable for any damage caused to the machine under subsection (6) either by neglect or otherwise except where he or she or his or her agents have wilfully damaged the machine. (8) Any person who uses or attempts to use a printing machine confiscated under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years. (9) Any person who prints or publishes a newspaper in contravention of an order made under subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years. 43. Legal proceedings. (1) No prosecution for an offence under section 40 shall be begun except within six months after the offence is committed; except that where a person— (a) commits such an offence from outside Uganda; or (b) leaves Uganda within six months of committing such an offence, then the prosecution for the offence may be begun within six months from the date when the person first arrives in or returns to Uganda after committing the offence or leaving Uganda, as the case may be. (2) A person shall not be prosecuted for an offence under section 40 without the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. 44. Evidence. No person shall be convicted of an offence under section 40 on the uncorroborated testimony of one witness. 45. Unlawful oaths. Any person who— (a) administers or is present at and consents to the administering of, any oath or engagement in the nature of an oath, purporting to bind the person who takes it to commit any offence punishable with death; or (b) takes any such oath or engagement, not being compelled to do so,