The Gujarat Prevention of Begging Act, 1959
gujarat · 1960
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the 1A[Gujarat] Prevention of Begging Act, 1959
- S. 2Section 2 defines "begging" under the Gujarat Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, specifying various forms of soliciting or receiving alms in public or private places.
- S. 3Section 3 specifies that only certain courts can exercise powers under the Gujarat Prevention of Begging Act, 1959.
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes police to arrest beggars without a warrant, except those on private premises unless complained by the occupier.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates court procedures for determining if a person found begging is to be detained in a certified institution or released.
- S. 6Repeat offenders previously detained for begging are sentenced to up to ten years in a Certified Institution.
- S. 7All offences under this Act except those under section 11 shall be tried in a summary way
- S. 8Section 8 mandates courts to order parents or guardians to financially support detained individuals in certified institutions.
- S. 9Section 9 allows courts to detain dependents of beggars in certified institutions and treat children as per the Bombay Children Act.
- S. 10Section 10 allows indefinite detention of certain individuals deemed incurably helpless in certified institutions, with release possible via responsible housing bonds.
- S. 11Section penalizes employing or causing persons to solicit or receive alms, especially involving children or using exhibits for begging.
- S. 12Section 12 establishes Receiving Centres for beggars, controlled by Superintendents, under state government authority.
- S. 13Section 13 authorizes the State Government to establish and certify institutions for the rehabilitation and education of beggars.
- S. 14The State Government must appoint a visiting committee for each Receiving Centre and Certified Institution.
- S. 15Section 15 establishes an Advisory Committee to manage and advise on Certified Institutions for beggars in Gujarat.
- S. 16Section 16 mandates local authorities to pay maintenance funds for certified institutions to the State Government by a set date, or the State can direct the person holding local funds to do so.
- S. 17Section 17 appoints inspectors and officers to assist in overseeing certified institutions and receiving centers.
- S. 18Section 18 allows superintendents to search, cleanse, and inspect personal effects of individuals at receiving centers, and manage found valuables.
- S. 19Section 19 outlines rules and discipline for persons in Receiving Centres and Certified Institutions, including work and punishment for rule breaches.
- S. 20Section 20 allows authorities to report disobedient detainees to court, which may convert their detention into imprisonment.
- S. 21Section 21 allows the Chief Inspector to transfer detained persons between centers, ensuring no increase in detention period.
- S. 22Section 22 allows the Chief Inspector or Superintendent to grant temporary leave or conditional release with a licence for detained individuals in certified institutions.
- S. 23Section 23 allows the Chief Inspector to revoke a begging license and detain the person in a certified institution.
- S. 24Section 24 allows the Chief Inspector to recommend unconditional release of a person after three months if they are likely to abstain from begging.
- S. 25Section 25 mandates the transfer of detained individuals to Receiving Centres before Certified Institutions or jails, and computes their detention periods accordingly.
- S. 26Section 26 allows the State Government to order the removal of mentally ill or leper beggars to appropriate medical facilities for treatment.
- S. 27Section allows arrest without warrant for leaving a Receiving Centre or Certified Institution without permission.
- S. 28The section allows the Gujarat government to transfer detained individuals to similar institutions in other Indian states with mutual consent.
- S. 29Section mandates fingerprinting for detainees in certified institutions, with refusal punishable by imprisonment.
- S. 30Section 30 allows police to seize and treat animals used by beggars, with court-ordered destruction if incurable.
- S. 31The offences under sections 6 and 11 of this Act shall be cognizable and nonbailable
- S. 32Section 32 designates all officials under the Act as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 33Section 33 applies provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure to bonds under the Gujarat Prevention of Begging Act.
- S. 34Section 34 treats detention orders under the Act as equivalent to imprisonment sentences for appeal and revision purposes.
- S. 35Section 35 empowers the State Government to make rules for implementing the Gujarat Prevention of Begging Act, 1959.
- S. 36Removal of difficulties
- S. 3861A The words “Gujarat” was substituted for the words “Bombay” by Guj
- S. 948C
- S. 1922cipalities Act, 1922