Habitual Offenders Act, 1961 Complete Act - Bare Act

Preamble 1 - HABITUAL OFFENDERS ACT, 1961

Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Power of State Government to direct registration of habitual offenders

Section 4 - Issue of notice to habitual offenders and enquiry regarding entries to be made in the Register

Section 5 - Charge of register and alterations therein

Section 6 - Power to take finger impressions, etc., at any time

Section 7 - Registered offenders to notify every change of residence and to report themselves

Section 8 - Action to be taken when a registered offender changes his ordinary residence

Section 9 - Duration of registration, cancellation thereof and re-registration of habitual offenders

Section 10 - Right to make representations against registration and re-registration, etc.

Section 11 - Power to restrict movement of a registered offender

Section 12 - Power to cancel or alter restrictions on movement

Section 13 - Establishment of corrective settlements

Section 14 - Power to direct habitual offender to receive corrective training

Section 15 - Power to transfer from corrective settlement

Section 16 - Penalty for failure to comply with certain provisions of the Act

Section 17 - Arrest of persons found outside restriction area or corrective settlement

Section 18 - Bar of jurisdiction

Section 19 - Bar of legal proceedings

Section 20 - Power to delegate

Section 21 - Power to make rules

Section 22 - Repeal and savings

Schedule A - SCHEDULE A

Schedule B - SCHEDULE B