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[23 January, 1952 Punishment for escape from Worl House, Special Home or Certifiet Horne. Release of a person sentencet under Section 5 or 6 and committe to a Work House. Special Home ( Certified Home. Notification of Work House. Speci; and Certified Home. Fund. Rule-making power. Savings. An Act to check begging and reclaim children accompanying beggars ar ke them useful citizens; Whereas it is expedient to check begging are reclaim children accompanyii Jgars and make them useful citizens; It is hereby enacted as follows:— 1- short title, extent and commencement—(1 ) This Act may tar Prevention of Beggary Act. 1951 - (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar- ue(3) '1 Shall come into force in such areas and n9 SUCh G”eminent may, by notification, from time to time. 8P Ver \"mem may in like manner withdraw or reSCin publish and re ed in the Bihar Gazette, dated the 23rd January. 1952- For be called tl date or dates as H point and the Sta d such notification. Statement of Objel “”15. see the Bihar Gazette, 1948, Pt. v., at p- 231- Scanned by CamScanner In this Act. unless there iS anything ’epugnam '” the 5“bitter 2, Definitions-— or coniGXi- . .. __ u eans . (a) ffgggring‘ig alms in a public place or In or about a temple. mosque 0, l ' orshi .whether or not underany pretence 231::Sgcggizg?lga:cing,pfortune-telling. performing tricks 0, .. selling 32:53, private premises for the purpose .of'soliciting alr'ns; (H) entering hibiting with the object of obtaining or extoring (iii) 9:225:33? wound: injury, deformity or disease whether of a a , I in or an animal; . (iv) 22:17:; :: vigsible means of subsistence and wandering about or remaining in any public place or In .a' temple, mosque or other place of public worship in such condition or manner as makes it likely that the person doing so exists by solucrting aims, (v) allowing himself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting aims, but does not include soliciting money or food or gifts for a purpose authorised by any law or authorised in the prescribed manner by the District Magistrate or by the State Government: Provided that the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that 'begging" shall not include soliciting alms in or about any temple or mosque or any other place under such terms and conditions and on such occasions as may be specified in the order; (b) "Certified Home” means a home certified by the State Government or by any subordinate authority empowered by it in this behalf to be a fit place for the reception of beggars suffering from leprosy or any other infections or contagious disease notified in this behalf by the State Government; (e) "Juvenile Cour!” means a Court em 0 the Fleformatory School p wered b or under ' s Act, 1897; Y Section 8 of ribed" / Scanned by CamScanner s as 3—5] Bihar Prevention of Beggary Act, 1951 l W e . includes any open space to which for the time being the public lib fl: ’4 are permitted to have an access. whether on payment or otherwiw; (i) "Helormatory school" means a school established and maintained h/ the State Government under the Relormatory Schools Act, 1897; 0-) special Home"means a home notified by the State Government, as suitable for the reception of beggars, not physically capable of ordinary manual labour. but not suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease and children below the age of ten years who are committed to a Special Home under any of the provisions of this Act; and l, (k) “Work House" means a place notified by the State Government as suitable for the receiption of beggars, physically capable of ordinary manual labour, who are committed to a Work House under any of the provisions of this Act.