Procedure And powers of Special Courts.

1. (1) A Special Court shall, in the trial of such cases, follow the procedure prescribed by the Code for the trial of warrant cases before a Magistrate.
2. (2) Save as expressly provided in this Act, the provisions of the Code and of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988(49 of 1988) shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, apply to the proceedings before a Special

Court and for the purpose of the said provisions, the persons conducting a prosecution before a Special Court shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor.

1. (3) A Special Court may pass, upon any person convicted by it, any sentence authorised by law for the punishment of the offence of which such person is convicted.