Section 5: Transfer of pending cases — Traffic Offences (Special Courts) Ordinance, 1981

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5. Transfer of pending cases.___(1) Upon the constitution of a Special Court, all cases to which the jurisdiction of the Special Court extends and which may be pending in any Court immediately before the constitution of the Special Court shall stand transferred to the Special Court. (2) In respect of a case transferred to a Special Court by virtue of sub-section (1), the Special Court shall not, by reason of such transfer be bound to recall and rehear any witness who has given evidence in the case before the transfer and may act on the evidence already recorded by or produced before the Court which tried the case before the Transfer.

Effective date: 1981-01-01

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Section 4: Jurisdiction of Special Court Section 6: Appeal. An appeal from a judgment of a Special Court shall lie to the Court of Session Section 3: Constitution of Special Courts Section 7: Power to make rules. The Provincial Government may, by notification in the official Section 2: Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement

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