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15, 16, 17 and 18 shall apply to a State Commission and shall have effect, subject
to the following modifications, namely:(a) references to "Commission" shall be construed as references to "State
Commission";
(b) in section 10, in sub-section (3), for the word "Secretary-General", the
word "Secretary" shall be substituted;
(c) in Section 12, clause (f) shall be omitted;
(d) in section 17, in clause (i), the words "Central Government or any" shall
be omitted.
CHAPTER-VI
Human Rights Courts
30. Human Rights Courts. - For the purpose of providing speedy trial of
offences arising out of violation of human rights, the State Government may, with
the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification, specify
for each district a Court of Session to be a Human Rights Court to try the said
offences:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply if(a) a Court of Session is already specified as a Special Court; or
(b) a Special Court is already constituted, for such offences under any
other law for the time being in force.
31. Special Public Prosecutor.-For every Human Rights Court, the State
Government shall, by notification, specify a Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate
who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as a Special
Public Prosecutor for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.
CHAPTER-VII
Finance, Accounts and Audit
32. Grants by the Central Government.-(1) The Central Government shall,
after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission
by way of grants such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit
for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing the
functions under this Act, and as such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable
out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1).
33. Grants by the State Government.-(1) The State Government shall, after
due appropriation made by Legislature by law in this behalf, pay to the State
Commission by way of grants such sums of money as the State Government may
think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The State Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing
the functions under Chapter V, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable
out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1).
34. Accounts and audit.-(1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts
and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such
form as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Comptroller and
Auditor-General at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure
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