The National Security Guard Act

Kinds of security Guard Courts

Power to convene General Security Guard Court

Power to convene a Petty Security Guard Court

Contents of warrants issued under sections 62 and 63

Composition of General Security Guard Court

Composition of a Petty Security Guard Court

Summary Security Guard Court

Dissolution of a Security Guard Court

Powers of a General Security Guard Court

Powers of a Petty Security Guard Court

Powers of a Summary Security Guard Court

Prohibition of second trial

Period of limitation for trial

Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act

Application of Act during term of sentence

Place of trial

Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court

Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender


SECURITY GUARD COURTS


(1) Except as provided by sub-section (2), no trial by a Security
Guard Court of any person subject to this Act for any offence shall be commenced after the expiration of
a period of three years from the date of such offence.

(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a trial for an offence of desertion or for any of
the offences mentioned in section 17.

(3) In the computation of the period of time mentioned in sub-section (1), any time spent by such
person in evading arrest after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded,

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