Bare ActsThe PUNJAB PREVENTION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1971

Section 14

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(I) For carrying out the purposes of this Act, the State Govern ment Appointment may appoint a Chief Inspector of Certified Tnstitutions, an Additional Chief of Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions, an Inspector and such number of Assistant1 i a Inspectors and Probation Officers as it thinks fit tc assist the Chief Inspector; ane os. and every person so appointed to assist the Chief Inspector shall have such of the powers, and perform such of the duties, of the Chief Inspector, as the State Government directs, but shall act under the direction of the Chief 0 ,. * . . Tnspoo) Every Certified Institution shall, at least once in every six months, be inspected by the Chief Inspector. ifi ituti i] Il appoint Visiting o vary Certified Institution, the State Governme nt shall ) 2 a Vining Comias in such manner as may be prescribed and assign such Committee. o powers, duties and functions to the Committee as may be prescribed. 5 A L é f the Advisory State Government may, for the whole or any part 0 A ory State % Drs Advisory Committee consisting of such persons, not Committee, ex ceeding twenty-one in number, as it may appoint: Provided that, where a local authority has agreed to render such financial assistance as the State Government may consider p roper in each case, for the 28 maintenance of Certified Institutions in which beggars from the area subject to the jurisdiction of the local authority are detained, the State Government shall appoint such number of persons as it deems fit on the Advisory Commit tee for such area representing the local authority. PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), MAY 3, 1971 (VÁISAKHA 13, 1893 SAKA) (2) The Advisory Committee constituted under sub-section (1) in any area or any member thereof, may visit at all reasonable times any Certifi Institution, in which beggars from that area are detained, after due notice to the Superintendent of that Institution. PoWer make rules. to (3) The Advisory Committee may also (a) tender advice as regards management to any Certified Institution through the Chief Inspector or such other officer, as the State Government may specify; (b) collect subscriptions towards the recurring as well as non-recurring expenses of any or all Certified Institutions within the local area or one in which beggars from that area are detained, and disburse the collections in the prescribed manner; (c) advise the State Government, through the Chief Inspector, as regards the certification of any institution as a Certified Institution or the de-certification of any Certified Institution within the area; (d) advise the State Government generally on the working of this Act in that arca and particularly on any point referred to it by the Chief Inspector or any other officer specified by the State

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