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In the said Act, any reference to the State Government shall be construed as a reference to the Administrator. ______ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR ACT NO.8 OF 1982 At present, there is no law in this Union territory of Puducherry to control and regulate the functioning of organisations who under the guise of social welfare institutions for women and children indulge in malpractices. Hence, in order to licence, supervise and control the proper functioning of all such voluntary institutions and to revoke the licences granted to such institutions which are found to resort to malpractices at a subsequent stage, it is proposed to extend the Women’s and Children’s Institutions (Licensing) Act, 1956 (105 of 1956), to fall in line with other parts of the country. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects. ______