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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (a) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place, whether or not under any pretence such as singing, dancing, forune-telling, performing tricks or selling articles ; (b) having no visible means of subsistence and wandering about remaining in any public place in such condition or manner as makes it likely that the person doing so exists by soliciting receiving alms ; (c) entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms ; (d) exposing or exhibiting, with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whet her of a human being or of an animal ; or (e) allowing oneself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms ; but does not include soliciting or receiving money or food or gifts for a purpose authorised by any law, or authorised in the manner prescribed; (2) 'Certified Home' means a home certified by the State Govern ment or by any subordinate authority empowered by it in this behalf to be a fit place for the reception of beggars suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagio us disease notified in this behalf by the State Government; Definitions. THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1971 A ® PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), MAY 3, 1971 23 (VAISAKHA 13, 1893 SAKA) PART I LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Notification The 3rd May, 1971 No. 9-Leg./71.—The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Punjab received the assent of the President of India on the 20th April, 1971, and is hereby published for general information :— Punjab Act No. 9 of 1971 THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1971 AN ACT to provide for the prevention of begging, detention, training and employment of beggars and their dependents in Certified Institutions and the custody, trial and punishment of beggar of) fenders. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twenty" second Year of the Republic of India as follows :— on (I) This Act may be called the Punjab Prevention of Beggary Act,