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In this Act, unless the context othewise requires :--- (a) "beggitr" means any person who is found begging ; ' 6r Short titlc, extent and commence- ment. of tu{a.rclt 18, 197I l I ) -t 4 Year No. Shtirt title Whethor repealed crr otherwise aflected by Legislation 191 t c) The Flaryana Prevetrtir:u of 13eggary Act,197l Amended by llaryana Act2l of 19752 l. For statemcnt <>f Objects and Reasons, .sec Haryana (i<tvernment Gazette IJefinitiorrs. 62 pREVENuoN oF BEGGARv L1,971 ; [Iaryana Act 9 (b) "beggtng" rr,eans-* (i) soliciting or receiving alnrs in a irutrlic lrlacc whettrer or nct under any pletence, such as singitig, dancing, fonune-tel'ling. perfor:ning rncks or selling attiules : (i i.) having no visible means of subsistence and wandcring about or remainipg in any public pizice in such condition or manner as nrakes it likely that the person doing so exists by solicitrng cr receiving ahns ; (iirJ entering on any privaie premises fbr the purpose of soliciting orreceiving alms ; (lv) exposing or exhibiting, with the object o1'obtaining or extotting alms, any sore, wound, injury, def'ormity or disease whether of a human being or of an animal ; or (v/ allowing oneself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting orreceiving alms ; but does not include sr"rlicitiug r:r receiving money or foori or gifts for a purpsoe autliorised by any law, or authorised in the manner prescribed ; (c) "Certified lnstituiion" n'leans any institution which the State Covernmetrt ptovides anc! maintains fbr the detention, training anrl employrnent of Lreggars and their dependents and inch"rdes a Cetitled llome ancl Special Horne ; (d) "Certified Home" means a home certilied hy the State Govcmment or by nny sulxrrdinate autltority empowered Lry it in this belialf to be a tit place for the reception and detention of beggars, suffering frorn leprosy or any other inf'ectiorls or contagious disease notified in this behalf by the State. Gtlvernment; ie) "Chief Inspector" means the person appointed to be the Chief inspector of Ceftified Institutions under section I 8 ; 1971 z f,laryana Act 9l PREVllNrloN oF BEGCARY 63 (g)..Court,'meanstlrecourtofaJudiciall\llagistrateofany class exercising crimiiral,iurisdiction in the area in which {h) "Gtarc}ian" flteans a person r'vho looks :ttter or takes care of a chiid in thc absence of, or in the evcnt of the death of his Parents , (i) ,,imprisoflmDnt" rneans ngorous or simpic imprisorrrnetrt as described in section 53 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XI-V of 1860) ; (.f) "Parent" means the father or the mother of a child ; (k) "Police Ofiicer" means a police officer not below the rartk of an Assistant Sub-Inspector ; (/) "prescribed" means prescribecl by rules made under this . Acri (m) "Prabation Officer" rneans an officer appointed to be a Probatiou Officer under section 18 ; (D) ..pubiic place" means ;rncl inclrrcles iiny piace or precincts thereof to which for the time being the public have or are petrrritted to have arl access, whether on payment or otherwise anrJ irrcludes a passenger bus artd a railway cornPartmeht ; (o) "Reception Centre" means an institution for tlre rcceptlol] and ternporary detention of beggars prbvided hy ttre State Governrnent, or certifiecl to be such r'indet' ,r, Ilil;ol'**"" rleans a home notitled t'v rt'" st't* Govcrnrnent as suitable for the reception and detention of beggars. nclt physically capable of doing manual iabour but not suffering tiorn leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease; and I I (q) ,.superintendent'i means a superintendent of a Reception Centre or a Certified Institution' as the case rnay be' i i Summary inquiry before detenti0n. 64 pRirvENTroN o[: BECTcARy UgT l: Haryana Act g Provicled that no perso* iouncl begging on any premises. not being a public place shall he so an'ested or shali be Iiahle to any proceeclings uncer this Act except on a compraint rnade by thc oc,cirpier or suih Pretnises. (2) such Porice officer or other person shall take or sencl rhe ..Frerson so arrested to the nearest police station : Provided that the other prerson may h.antl h.im over to a Folice officer if he finds it convenient. (3) 'The provisions of '[section 57 of the code of criminar Frocedure, 1973) shall apply to arrest mad.e under this section and the officer-in-charye of ',he pclice sta'iion shall cause the a-rrested person to be kei:t in the prescriLred manner untir he is brought before a court.