Act Number: 77

Act Name: The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976

Year: 1976

Enactment Date: 1976-06-11

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

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
         (a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974);
         (b) "disturbed area" means an area declared as a disturbed area under section 3;
         (c) period of disturbance, in relation to a disturbed area, means the period during which it is to be a disturbed area for the purposes of section 3;
         (d) "scheduled offence" means an offence specified in the Schedule being an offence forming part or arising out of, or connected with, any such disturbance as is referred to in section 3;
         (e) "Special Court" means a Special Court constituted under section 4;
         (f) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, and defined in the Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code.
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