law: The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
  22. Power of State
  
  Government to constitute Special Courts. -
  1.  
  
    The
  
  State Government may constitute one or more 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 constituted 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;
  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".
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  3.  
  
    The
  
  jurisdiction conferred by this Act on a Special Court shall, until a Special
  
  Court is constituted 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 constituted 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
  
  constituted.