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(1) Suhjecllo such rules as may he malle in this hehalf, any volunwy ",soci"lon regist"ed und" the Societies Regis""lonAcI, 1860 Of a company registered und" the Companies Ael, 1956 0' any olh" law fo, Ihe time heing In fo,ce with the objective of protecting the eights BOd Interests ofwomen by any lawful means Including providing oflegal aid, medical, financial or olh" assistance shall "gister ilselfwith the Slate Government as a smlce provld" fur the pu'!'oses of this Act. (1) A smice p,ovid" "gistered und" sub-section (I) sball have the pow,,-- (a) record Ihe domestic incidenl report in Ihe prescllbed fnnn If the aggdeved pmon so desi", and fo,w"d a copy Ih"eofto the Magistrate and Ihe Protection om", havingjurisdlelion in Ihe ...ea wh"elhe domesllc violence look place; """.. ""idm. (b) get the ag",ieved pmon medically examined Md fo<wud a copy ofthe medleal report 1o the Protection omc" and the police station within the local limits of which Ihe domestic violence look place; (c) ensurelhal the aggrieved p"son Is p,ovlded shelt" in ashelte, borne, if she so "qui", Md fol'W"d ."port ofthelodging of the agg,leved p"son In the shelte, home 10 Ihe police stolion wllhln Ihe local limits of which the domestic violence took place. (3) No suil, p,oseculion or olh" legal proceeding shall lie agalnsl any se",lce provid" ur any memb" ofthe se",ice provldcl who Is, ur who Is deemed to be, acllng °' pu,!,ortlng to ael und" this Ac~ fa, anything whleb is In good faith done 0' Intended 10 be done in tbe ex"else of pow,," °' discha'ge of fuoelions und" Ihis Ael towards lhe p"vention of the commission of domestic violence. II. The Central Gomnment and overy State Governmenl, shall take all measures DoH" of 10 ensure thal- Go"mm,". THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [pARfII- (a) the provisions of this Act ore given wide publicity through public media induding the televisiou, radio and the pdnt media at regulor intervals; (b) the Central Gov"nment and State Government offic"s induding the police offic"s and the memb"s of the judicial mvices a" given pedodic sensitization and awa"ness training on the issues addressed by this Act; (c) effeetive co-ordination between the services provided by concerned Ministries and Departments dealing with law, bnme affairs including law and ord", health and human resources to addr", issues nf domestic vinlence is established and p"iodical review of the same is conducted; (d) protocols for the vorious Minist"es concerned with the deliv"y of services to women und" this Act including the courts ore p"pored and'put in place. CHAPTER IV PRoCEDU," COR DBOAINING ORDERS" "'IE" Co,""II'"