fri ta 3o Vee (9304/0007/2003_ 07 — The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (2007)

fri ta 3o Vee (9304/0007/2003_ 07 REGISTERED NO_DL_(N44/0007/2003 07 9R #4644 dke Gazette of Zudia 3THHV} EXTRAORDINARY HM I = &5 | PART II L Section wferT # 9aRri PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY #o 67 | No. 67 | fvvi, Hian, fAE 31, 2007 47 10, 1929 NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER, 3I,2007 /PAUSA 10, 1929 T4 YMT #' fT4 H84 & vai} & fAR} f4 4 JTG71 %i+& # 64 #Ta1 M 7o Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed a5 a separate compilation. MINISTRY OFLAWAND JUSTICE (Legislative Departrwnent) New Delhi, the 3 st December; 2007/Pausa |0,1929 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President 0 the 29th Decerber; 2007 and is hereby published for general information: THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT, 2007 No. S6.oF 2007 [29th December,2007.] An Act to provide for mnore effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewithor incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India' as follows: CHAPTER T PRELIMINARY 1. (T) This Act may be called the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Short title , Citizens Act, 2007 . extcnt, application (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir and it and com- applies also to citizens of India outside India. mencerent. (3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , appoint: 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires; Definitions, (a) "children" includes son, daughter; grandson and grand-daughter but does not include a minor; THE OAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART (6) "raintedarce" inclydes provi