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45. Transfer from one Certified schoo] to another. XXX}y PART VI Certified Schools and other Institutions Establishment and Certification of schools, Management of schools, 48, Inspection of schools. 49, Powers of Inspectors, Medical inspection, Power of Central Government to withdraw certificate. Resignation of certificate of Manager. Effect of withdrawal or resignation of certificate. Disposal of inmates on withdrawal or resignation Auxiliary homes. Liabilities of Managers. Inspection of institutions for reception of poor children. Notification of particulars with respect to voluntary homes (i.e., institutions for the reception of poor tion 59, Control children. over institutions for the reception of poor Control children. PART VIII Juvenile Courts Juvenile Courts. Procedure in Juvenile Courts. Restrictions on newspapers, reports of proceedings in juvenile courts. PART IX Miscellaneous Presumption and determination of age. Provision as for religion. Committal to an approved place of a child suffering from 4 SECTIONS Prohibition against children being Power to clear court while child is giving eVideng certain Cases. Power to cle Power to prohibit publication of certain Matter newspapers. Power to p 69, Removal of disqualification attaching to Convictions 5 offences. " l offences. " 70., Control of custodian over child. 71. Bonds taken under Act V of 1898. Appeal. ae | Power to amend orders. 74, Rules. 7S, Repeal. ‘THE EAST PUNJAB CHILDREN ACT, 1949. Ea [ Received the assent General ved the assent General on 8th December, 1949 ed in the East Punjab Go on 8th December, 1 ed in the East Punjab Go ordinary) of December | 2 1 t ed in the East Punjab Go ordinary) of December | 2 1949] Gazette (Extra- East PUNJAB ACT No. XXXIX oF 1949, the assent An Act to make provisions for the custody and protection of children and for the custody, trial, and Punishment of youthful offenders and for the amendment of the Reformatory School Act, 1897, in its application to '(the State of Punjab]. Reformatory School Act '(the State of Punjab]. PART I PRELIMINARY (J) This Act may be called the East Punjab Child- Short title and Act, 1949. (2) It extends to the whole of the '[Union Territory of digarh]. (2) It ext Chandigarh]. 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see East rdinary), 1948, page 489-P ; for the Select Commit Punjab e Repo Government Gazette , see East Punjab 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see East Punjab Government (Extraordinary), 1948, page 489-P ; for the Select Committee Report, see East vernment Gazette (Extraordinary), 1949, Part V, pages 55—106 ; for pro Gazette Punjab edings (Extraordinary), 1948, page 489-P ; for the Select Committee Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1949, Part V, pages in the Assembly, see East Punjab Legislative Assembly Debat Report, see East Punjab 55—106 ; for proceedings , Volume IV, 1949, Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1949, Part V, pages 55 in the Assembly, see East Punjab Legislative Assembly Debates, 26-(6)27. 06 ; for proc Volume IV, dings 1949, embly, see 26-(6)27. ; o —_ 26-(6)27. Sot Sianctt of Qb jects and Reasons, see Punjab Government Gazette -ordinary), 1960, page 20!0. Sot Sianctt of Qb jects an -ordinary), 1960, page 20!0. sprain) eat of Objects and -ordinary), 1960, page 20!0. (Extra sprain) eat of Objects and Reasons , see Punjab Government Gazette rdinary), 1964, pages 935—937 ; "r aE (Chandiga ird Amendmen tated for the (Adaptation Order, 1951. . : dds "State of Punjab" by the Punjab Reorganisation f Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. "r aE tated for the dds "State of Punjab" by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. prain) eat of Objects and R rdinary), 1964, pages 935—937 ited for 'i he words '*t nt ; Ca rdinary), 1964, pages 935—937 ; ; TNE ited for 'i he words '*the Province of East Punjab" by the Adaptation ird Amendment) Order, 1951. . : ited for 'i he words '*the Pro ird Amendment) Order, 1951. ted for the dds "State of b . a Ad : sa Commencement. Tuterpretation. | ithstanding the introduction of this Act ; he'l Central Government] may by notification of this Act ; any Seal nses the'l Central Government] may by notification exclude any class of children or youthful offenders from any Seal nses the'l Central Government] may by notification exclude any class of children or youthful offenders from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this A exclude any class of children or youthful offenders fro the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act. ~ . '2. Section | shall come into operation of the Act shall come into opera in at once. The any area on into operation at once. The rest of the Act shall come into operation in any area on such date as the 1[Central Governm m rest of the Act shall come into operation in any area on such date as the 1[Central Government] may by Notificatio,, appoint in this behalf. such date as the 1[Centra appoint in this behalf. In this Act unless there is anything (a) "brothel" means any house, room or place or any part thereof, which is habitually used by "brothel" means any house, room or place or any part thereof, which is habitually used by more than one person for the purposes of prosany part thereof, which is habitually used by more than one person for the purposes of pros- titution ; titution ; "certified school" means an industrial school established under sub-section (J) or any induscertified school" means an industrial school established under sub-section (J) or any indus- trial school or any other educational _ instiestablished under sub-section (J) or any indus- trial school or any other educational _ insti- tution certified under sub-section (2) of sectrial school or any other educational _ insti- tution certified under sub-section (2) of sec- tion 46 of this Act ; tution certified unde (¢) "child" means a person under the age of 16 years, and when used with reference to a ld" means a person under the age of 16 years, and when used with reference to a child sent to a certified school applies to that child years, and when used with reference to a child sent to a certified school applies to that child during the whole period of his detention, notent to a certified school applies to that child during the whole period of his detention, not- withstanding that the child may have attained during the whole period of his detention, not- withstanding that the child may have attained the age of 16 years ; ithstanding that the the age of 16 years ; . (d) "a child in need of care or protection" means a child to whom any of the clauses (a), (b), "a child in need of care or protection" means a child to whom any of the clauses (a), (b),-(0) tion (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-section (7) of sec 8 tion (d), d to whom any of the clauses (a), (b),-(0) tion (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-section (7) of sec 8 of this Act, apr ies ° ) (e), (f) and (g) of s

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