(1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Special Courts Act, 2011.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Uttarakhand.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
Definitions 2. In these Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(a) “Act’’ means Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
(b) “Authorized officer” means any serving officer belonging to Uttarakhand Higher Judicial Service and who is or has been Session Judge/Additional Sessions Judge, nominated by the State Government with the concurrence of the High Court for the purpose of section 13;
(c) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) ;
(d) "Declaration" in relation to an offence, means a declaration made under section-5 in respect of such offence;
(e) "Offence" means an offence of criminal misconduct which attracts application of clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Act either independently or in combination with any other provision of the Act or any of the provision of Indian Penal code. (49 of 1988);
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(f) "Special Court" means a Special Court established under section 3; and
(g) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Code or the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code or the Act.
CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL COURTS Establishment of Special Courts