National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019

The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 amends the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008. The Act provides for a national-level agency to investigate and prosecute offences listed in a schedule (scheduled offences). Further, the Act allows for creation of Special Courts for the trial of scheduled offences.

Provision

• Scheduled offences
• Jurisdiction of the NIA
• Special Courts

Provision in the Original Act

• The schedule to the Act specifies a list of offences which are to be investigated and prosecuted by the NIA. These include offences under Acts such as the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967.
• The ....