Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Depositories Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for regulation of depositories in securities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 22C: Establishment of Special Courts
    1 [22C. Establishment of Special Courts.--(1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences under this Act, by notification, establish or designate as many Special Courts as may be necessary.
     (2) A Special Court shall consist of a single judge who shall be appointed by the Central Government with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court within whose jurisdiction the judge to be appointed is working.
     (3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of a Special Court unless he is, immediately before such appointment, holding the office of a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge, as the case may be.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 27 of 2014, s. 53 (w.e.f. 18-7-2013).
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