Section 2 — Definitions

Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 · Free to read

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of1974);

(b) "Custodian" means the Custodian appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3;

(c) 'securities" includes--

(i) shares, scrips, stocks, bonds, debentures, debenture stock, units of the Unit Trust of India or any other mutual fund or other marketable securities of a like nature in or of any incorporated company or other body corporate;

(ii) Government securities; and

(iii) rights or interests in securities;

(d) "Special Court" means the Special Court established under sub-section (1) of section 5.