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The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1997

THE TAMIL NADU PROHIBITION OF RAGGING ACT, 1997 THE TAMIL NADU PROHIBITION OF RAGGING ACT, 1997 (Act No.7 of 1997) An act to prohibit ragging in educational institution in the State of Tamil Nadu. Be it enacted by the Legislature Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Ragging in its manifold form has become a menace not only to the student community particularly to fresh entrants but also it has got its ramification in the society at large. The administrative actions taken so far have been found ineffective. It has therefore been decided to prohibit ragging by law. To give effect to the above decision, the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Ordinance, 1996 (Tamil Nadu ordinance 10 of 1996) was promulgated by the Governor on the 19th December, 1996 and the same was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 19th December 1996. 2. The bill seeks to replace the above Ordinance. 1. Short title, extend and commencement- (1) this Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997. (2) It extends to the whole of the.....