The Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Ordinance, 1950

~ ., . -.. - - . .- ' ~ . ' . ., .• ·. ... . . .., . , ·. . ., ,.- • ' .. . ·-t'., .. ;. ~ : If ' 11.$i--~--·····--~----"··-· - - • ' ' . ' , ~ .. :"'· ' ' . . . . , . . ,,. : .. ~.~ .. '.( .-.~ •• ' ,::<·.. • , ~ ~ . , • :. ORDINANCE No. VII of 1950 . ' . •• . (Publishe~ in the Gazette of india Extraordinary, dated the 21st , January, 1950.) . · An Ordinance to confer upon special criminal Courts, constituted by or .. under certain Provincial laws, jurisdiction to try offences against 1,ws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Federal Legis- lative List. - . .. • ::> HEREAS .an em~rgen~y .. h~s arisen which makes it necessary to ~:·_ coi:ifer upon. sp~c1~l ~r1m1nal Courts, consti~uted by or under certain ~:· .. --Provincial laws, Jur1sd1ct1on to ~ry offences against laws with respect to :; . _ any of the matters enumerated 1n the Federal Legislative List; . • • '.. .. '· .. •. --.. Now, THEREFORE, in ex~rcise of the powers conferred by section 42 of . , _· df:he Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5, c. 2), the Governor-General ~- • is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance: - !@· 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-•-(1) This Ordinance may be f - called the Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Ordinance, 1950. -~ ~ . . (2) It extends to all the Provinces of India. . f:~' _ (3)- It shall come into forte at once. f: · · • · 2. Definitioll.-In this Ordinance ''special • criminal Court'' means any ~- • special C(?urt of criminal jurisdi~tion constituted by or under any la~ t~ · • included in the Schedule. . • . .. · ... ~ ' : .. ,, . ., ' • ttP~ ;_ 3. Jurisdiction of special criminal Courts to try offences with respect f:_:: • to matters in Federal Legislative List.-Notwithstanding anything con- • :·· tained in any law for the time being in force, it shall be· lawful for any ; . . special criminal Court to try .offences against laws with respect to any - of. the matter$ enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Gov­ :._· ~rnment of India Act, 1935- (26 Geo. 5, c. 2), if such Court is otherwise' ~ _ . . competent to try such offence under the law constituting it. . . ' . -.. 4: Power to add to Schedule .. -The Central Government may, by noti• · , fication in the official Gazette, add \oo the • Schedule any other Provincial_ • _ law .. providing for the trial of 1off ences . by special criminal . Courts, .- . and any such addition shall take effect as 1£ such law had been included 7 •. •. • in the Schedule by this Ordinance. • . -. . ' ' \. ' . . . tf.~ ·. . -' ' - . •. '--- : • • . . .. .. . . . Year. · ' . , . , - ·' _. No . ' . THE SCHEDULE. . (See section 2.) ;_ ' • Short title. .' : .. . ___ __.,;_ _____ ---:--____________ _ ., ' :; ..... ...,_,_______ ' The Bombay Public Secu!itY Measures Act, 1947. ' • ' • ' . ~·. ·;, I ~ .,-.. . ... . . ' ~·: .. •'♦ . • ,._ L•·•· '. " ' ' ' . ,. ' ~r •. :·~ . . . •• ::, .... ;-.. . . ~,;: ., :..,. • . . . 't·.. , • ' . . i··· . '••· .. . ' , ' 1947 .. 1948 • , - . . ' 1949 . ,. •, •· • '. VI LXII i- ·The Central Provinoes and· Bera.r Publio Safety Aot, 1948. . . . The West Bengal Special Courts Ordinanoe, 1949: • • • . . - · C. RAJAGOPALACHARI, . ,_ • • . Governor-General. . . ·. • • ·' . ' . · z:,rioe a-nna •. 1 or l½d .. • . ·. .. . . ' • . . ' ' ' • • • .. ' . . . , . . ' - • I .· • • , .. ' - • . . . ' • ..