The protection of civil rights act, 1955
rajasthan · 1955
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Punishment for enforcing religious disabilities.
- S. 4Punishment for enforcing social disabilities.
- S. 5Punishment for refusing to admit person to hospitals, etc.
- S. 6Punishment for refusing to sell goods or render services.
- S. 7Punishment for other offences arising out of "untouchability".
- S. 7AUnlawful compulsory labour when to be deemed to be a practice of "untouchability".
- S. 8Cancellation or suspension of licences in certain cases.
- S. 9Resumption or suspension of grants made by Government.
- S. 10Abetment of offence.
- S. 10APower of State Government to impose collective fine.
- S. 11Enhanced penalty on subsequent conviction.
- S. 12Presumption by Courts in certain cases.
- S. 13Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
- S. 14Offences by companies.
- S. 14AProtection of action taken in good faith.
- S. 15Offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.
- S. 15ADuty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchability" may be availed of by the concerned persons.
- S. 16Act to override other laws.
- S. 16AProbation of Offenders Act, 1958, not to apply to persons above the age of fourteen years.
- S. 16BPower to make rules.
- S. 17Repeal.