LawgistThe Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act
2Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of1974);
(b) "Custodian" means the Custodian appointed under sub-section(1) of section 3;
(c) 'securities" includes--
(i) shares, scrips, stocks, bonds, debentures, debenture stock, units of the Unit Trust of India or any other mutual fund or other marketable securities of a like nature in or of any incorporated company or other body corporate;
(ii) Government securities; and
(iii) rights or interests in securities;
(d) "Special Court" means the Special Court established under sub-section (1) of section 5.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Appointment and functions of Custodian
- 4 Contracts entered into fraudulently may be cancelled
- 5 Establishment of Special Court
- 5A Distribution of cases amongst Judges of Special Court
- 6 Cognizance of cases by Special Court
- 7 Jurisdiction of Special Court
- 8 Jurisdiction of Special Court as to joint trials
- 9 Procedure and powers of Special Court
- 9A Jurisdiction, powers, authority and procedure of Special Court in civil matters
- 9B Powers of the Special Court in arbitration matters
- 10 Appeal
- 11 Discharge of liabilities
- 11A Power to punish for contempt
- 12 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 13 Act to have overriding effect
- 14 Power to make rules
- 15 Repeal and savings
