Section 22 in The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008

Title: Power of State Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts

Description: 22. Power of State Government to ¹[designate Court of Session as] Special Courts.-- (1) The State Government may ²[designate one or more Courts of Session as] Special Courts for the trial of offences under any or all the enactments specified in the Schedule. (2) The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the Special Courts ³[designated] by the State Government under sub-section (1) and shall have effect subject to the following modifications, namely— (i) references to "Central Government" in sections 11 and 15 shall be construed as references to State Government; (ii) reference to "Agency" in sub-section (1) of section 13 shall be construed as a reference to the “investigation agency of the State Government"; (iii) reference to “Attorney-General for India” in sub-section (3) of section 13 shall be construed as reference to "Advocate-General of the State". (3) The jurisdiction conferred by this Act on a Special Court shall, until a Special Court is ³[designated] by the State Government under sub-section (1) in the case of any offence punishable under this Act, notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, be exercised by the Court of Session of the division in which such offence has been committed and it shall have all the powers and follow the procedure provided under this Chapter. (4) On and from the date when the Special Court is ³[designated] by the State Government the trial of any offence investigated by the State Government under the provisions of this Act, which would have been required to be held before the Special Court, shall stand transferred to that Court on the date on which it is ³[designated]. 1. Subs. by Act 16 of 2019, s. 7, for "constitute" (w.e.f. 2-8-2019). 2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "constitute one or more" (w.e.f. 2-8-2019). 3. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "constituted" (w.e.f. 2-8-2019).

Title: Power of High Courts to make rules.

Description: The High Court may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such rules, as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act relating to Special Courts within its territory.

Title: Power to remove difficulties

Description: (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no order shall be made, under this section after the expiration of two years from the commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament. 25. Power to make

Title: Power to make rules

Description: (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality to the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the manner of constitution of the Agency and the conditions of service of persons employed in the Agency under section 5; (b) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.

Title: Laying of rules

Description: Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agrees in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.