2Definitions
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Agency" means the National Investigation Agency constituted under section 3;
(b) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974);
(c) "High Court" means the High Court within whose jurisdiction the Special Court is situated;
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(e) "Public Prosecutor" means a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under section 15;
(f) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act;
(g) "Scheduled Offence" means an offence specified in the Schedule;
(h) "Special Court" means 1[a Court of Session designated as Special Court] under section 11 or, as the case may be, under section 22;
(i) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code.
(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.
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1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "a Special Court Constituted" (w.e.f. 2-8-2019).
- 1 Short title, extent and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Constitution of National Investigation Agency
- 4 Superintendence of National Investigation Agency
- 5 Manner of constitution of Agency and conditions of service of members
- 6 Investigation of Scheduled Offences
- 7 Power to transfer investigation to State Government
- 8 Power to investigate connected offences
- 9 State Government to extend assistance to National Investigation Agency
- 10 Power of State Government to investigate Scheduled Offences
- 11 Power of Central Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
- 12 Place of sitting
- 13 Jurisdiction of Special Courts
- 14 Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
- 15 Public Prosecutors
- 16 Procedure and powers of Special Courts
- 17 Protection of witnesses
- 18 Sanction for prosecution
- 19 Trial by Special Court to have precedence
- 20 Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- 21 Appeals
- 22 Power of State Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
- 23 Power of High Courts to make rules
- 24 Power to remove difficulties
- 25 Power to make rules
- 26 Laying of rules