Act Number: 61

Act Name: The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984

Year: 1984

Enactment Date: 1984-08-31

Long Title: An Act to provide for the speedy trial of certain offences in terrorist affected areas and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 9: Public Prosecutors.
    (1) For every Special Court, the Central Government shall appoint a person to be the Public Prosecutor and may appoint one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutors:
     Provided that the Central Government may also appoint for any case or class of cases a Special Public Prosecutor.
     (2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section only if he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years or has held any post, for a period of not less than seven years, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law.
     (3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code, and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.
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