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The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act

An Act to provide for the speedy trial of certain offences in terrorist affected areas and for matters connected therewith.
1984
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Declaration of terrorist affected area
  5. 4
     Establishment of Special Courts
  6. 5
     Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Courts
  7. 6
     Place of sitting
  8. 7
     Jurisdiction of Special Court
  9. 8
     Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
  10. 9
     Public Prosecutors
  11. 10
     Procedure and powers of Special Courts
  12. 11
     Power of Supreme Court to transfer case
  13. 12
     Protection of witnesses
  14. 13
     Power to transfer cases to regular courts
  15. 14
     Appeal
  16. 15
     Modified application of certain provisions of the Code
  17. 15A
     Abolition of certain Special Courts
  18. 16
     Overriding effect of Act
  19. 17
     Delegation
  20. 18
     Power to make rules
  21. 19
     Saving
  22. 20
     Amendment of Act 1 of 1872
  23. 21
     Repeal and saving