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(1) A Special Court shall try such offences or classes _of offences or cases or classes of cases, as the State Gov- ernment may, by general or special order in writing, direct. (2) No direction shall be made under sub-section (1) for the trial of an offence for which an accused person was being tried at the commencement of this Act before any Court. but, save as aforesaid, such direction may be made in respect of an offence, whether such offence was committed before or after the commencement of this Act: Procedure of Special Courts. Transfer of cases from one Special Court to another.