Act Number: 27

Act Name: The Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992

Year: 1992

Enactment Date: 1992-08-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a Special Court for the trial of offences relating to transactions in securities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 2: Definitions.
    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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