THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY ACT, 2008

ACT NO. 34 OF 2008 · Enacted [31st December, 2008.] · 26 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and application.

Section 2.Definitions.

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

Section 3.Constitution of National Investigation Agency.

Section 4.Superintendence of National Investigation Agency.

Section 5.Manner of constitution of Agency and conditions of service of members.

INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

Section 6.Investigation of Scheduled Offences.

Section 7.Power to transfer investigation to State Government.

Section 8.Power to investigate connected offences.

Section 9.State Government to extend assistance to National Investigation Agency.

Section 10.Power of State Government to investigate Scheduled Offences.

SPECIAL COURTS

Section 11.Power of Central Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts.

Section 12.Place of sitting.

Section 13.Jurisdiction of Special Courts.

Section 14.Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences.

Section 15.Public Prosecutors.

Section 16.Procedure and powers of Special Courts.

Section 17.Protection of witnesses.

Section 18.Sanction for prosecution.

Section 19.Trial by Special Court to have precedence.

Section 20.Power to transfer cases to regular courts.

Section 21.Appeals.

Section 22.Power of State Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 23.Power of High Courts to make rules.

Section 24.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 25.Power to make rules.

Section 26.Laying of rules.