The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Declaration of terrorist affected area

Establishment of Special Courts

Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Courts

Place of sitting

Jurisdiction of Special Court

Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences

Public Prosecutors

Procedure and powers of Special Courts

Power of Supreme Court to transfer case

Protection of witnesses

Power to transfer cases to regular courts

Appeal

Modified application of certain provisions of the Code

Abolition of certain Special Courts

Overriding effect of Act

Delegation

Power to make rules

Saving

Amendment of Act 1 of 1872

Repeal and saving

All sections

(1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the jurisdiction exercisable by, or the procedure
applicable to, any court or other authority under any law relating to the naval, military or air forces or any
other armed forces of the Union.

(2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that for the purposes of any such law as is referred
to in sub-section (1), a Special Court shall be deemed to be a Court of ordinary criminal justice.


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