The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945
tamil-nadu · 1945
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- S. 1(I) This Act may b~ called thz "[Tamil Nadu] extent and Prevention of Begging Act, 1945
- S. 2In this Act, ullless there is anything repugnant in tha subject or context- 6[(1)
- S. 7Section 7 mandates a Magistrate to inquire into the case of a person arrested for begging if deemed above 18.
- S. 8Section 8 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945 allows a Magistrate to order juvenile offenders to a Juvenile Court or detain able-bodied adults in a workhouse for up to five years.
- S. 11Section 11 confirms that a Magistrate's age determination in begging cases is conclusive and cannot be challenged on that basis.
- S. 12Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945 mandates that arrested juveniles must be produced before a Magistrate and then a Juvenile Court within 24 hours.
- S. 1969*See now the Code of Criminal Ptocedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 v f 1974), sections 125 and 126