When a Criminal Court and a Security Guard Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General, or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General, within whose command the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed, to decide before which Court the proceedings shall be instituted, and, if that officer decides that they shall be instituted before a Security Guard Court, to direct that the accused person shall be detained in Security Guard custody.
Section 77: Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court.
The National Security Guard Act, 1986Central Act · Act 47 of 1986
Where this provision sits
| Act | The National Security Guard Act, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Section | 77 |
| Marginal note | Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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