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Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960 Section 22

Title: Discharge of Inmates of Home

State: Central

Year: 1960

(1) Subject to the regulations, if any, made by the Board, if the managing committee of a home is satisfied that an inmate of the home has become fit to earn his or her livelihood or is otherwise fit to be discharged from the home, the manager may discharge such inmate. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no female inmate of a home shall be discharged or given in marriage or entrusted to the care of any other person unless such female has made a declaration before the Board or an officer specified by it in this behalf that she consents to such discharge, marriage or entrustment, as the case may be, and, if the inmate to be given in marriage is a minor, unless the Board or officer, as the case may be, has, after recording the reasons in writing, given its or his approval thereto.

Borstal School Act, 1963 Section 24

Title: Classification of Inmates

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

(1) The inmates of a Borstal School shall be divided by the Superintendent according to their industry and good conduct into four grades, namely: (a) the penal grade, (b) the ordinary grade, (c) the star grade, and (d) the special star grade. (2) The privileges of each grade shall be higher than those of the grade preceding, if any. (3) Every inmate shall, on reception in a Borstal School, be placed in the ordinary grade. (4) Subject to the general instructions of the Visiting Committee, the Superintendent may promote or reduce any inmate from one grade to another in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (5), and the rules, if any, made under this Act. (5) Promotions and reductions shall be regulated by a close personal observation of the inmates and shall depend specially on their general behaviour, amenability to discipline and attention to instruction, both literary and industrial.

Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960 Section 23

Title: Reports Regarding Deaths of Inmates

State: Central

Year: 1960

The manager shall, immediately after the occurrence of any death among the inmates of the home, send a written report thereof to the Board explaining the cause of death to the best of his knowledge.

Bombay Borstal Schools Act, 1929 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1929

.....at such scales as may from time to time be determined by the State Government on condition that they complete their daily quota of work to the satisfaction of the Borstal School authorities, with a view to - (a) offering on incentive and stimulus for effort, work and industry; (b)making school work purposive and meaningful ; (c) developing a sense of responsibility and self-respect amongst the inmates (d) enabling inmates to purchase their sundry daily extra reqirements from the school canteen ; and (e) helping inmates to effect savings for their post release rehabilitation and also for extending economic help to their family members, that is to say, father, mother, brother and sister. RULE 28: SAVINGS AND EXPENDITURE (1) Every inmate shall be allowed to utilise not more than two -thirds of his earnings (the remainder being kept as compulsory savings for his rehabilitation needs ) for the following purposes; that is to say, - (a) purchasing articles from the school canteen , (b) purchasing post cards, envelops and the like, (c) remittance to family members, (d) purchase of approved books, and (e) other items as are approved by the Principal, such as purchase of National Savings.....

The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1926

.....Sessions Judge might have passed. (5) An appeal shall not lie under sub-section (3), or sub-section (4) against a conviction or on any finding of fact but only on the ground that the order appealed against is illegal or unduly severe. No person who has been once detained to be detained again. 11. No person who has been previously detained for the whole period prescribed in an order of detention or who has been transferred to jail under section 20 of this Act, shall again be ordered to be detained. Release on Furnishing security. 12. Any person detained for failure to furnish security shall be released on furnishing such security. Enquiry to be made regarding the age of the offender before the passing of an order of detention. 13. (1) Before passing an order of detention under this Act the Magistrate, District Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, shall enquire or cause enquiry to be made into the question of the age of the offender, and after taking such evidence (if any) as may be deemed necessary or proper shall record a finding thereon. (2) A similar enquiry shall be made and finding recorded by every Magistrate not empowered to pass an order of detention.....

The Kerala Borstal Schools Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1961

.....the rules made thereunder, or, as the case may be, the Travancore-Cochin Prisons Act, 1950 (Act XVIII of 1950) and the Travancore-Cochin Prisoners Act,1950 (Act XVII of 1950) and the rules made thereunder, shall apply in the case of every borstal school established under this Act as if it were a prison and the inmates prisoners. PART II COMMITTAL TO BORSTAL SCHOOLS 5. Power of court to pass order of detention in borstal school .-(1) Where it appears to a court that an adolescent offender should, by reason of his criminal habits or tendencies, or association with persons of bad character, be subject to detention for such term and under such instruction and discipline as appears most conducive to his reformation and the prevention of crime, it shall be lawful for the court, in lieu of passing a sentence of imprisonment, to pass an order of detention in a borstal school for a term which shall not be less than two years and shall not exceed seven years, but in no case extending beyond the date on which the adolescent offender will, in the opinion of the court, attain the age of twenty-three years: Provided that the court shall not ordinarily order the detention of a first.....

Bombay Children Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

.....to medical examination that such partner or guardian will not re-infect the child in respect of whom the order has been passed. SECTION 21: FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN PASSING ORDERS BY COURTS For the purpose of any order which a Court has to pass under this Act, the Court shall have regard to the following factors:- (a) the character and age of the child, (b) the circumstances in which the child is living, (c) the reports made by the28[Child Welfare Officer (Probation)], and (d) such other matters as may, in the opinion of the Court, require to be taken into consideration in the interests of the child : Provided that where a youthful offender is found to have committed an offence, the above factors shall be taken into consideration after the Court has recorded a finding against the youthful offender that he has committed the offence. SECTION 22: REPORTS OF [CHILD WELFARE OFFICERS (PROBATION)] AND OTHER REPORTS TO BE TREATED CONFIDENTIAL The report of the29[Child Welfare Officer (Probation)] or any other report considered by the Court under section 21 shall be treated as confidential: Provided that if such report relates to the character, health or conduct.....

Orphanages and Other Charitabe Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....in accordance with the conditions laid down in the certificate: or (b) the management of the home is being persistently carried on in an unsatisfactory manner or is being carried on in a manner highly prejudicial to the moral and physical well-being of the inmates: or (c) the home has, in the opinion of the Board, otherwise rendered itself unsuitable for that purpose: Provided that no order of revocation shall be made under this sub-section until an opportunity is given to the person to show cause why the certificate should not be revoked: and in every case of revocation, the grounds therefore shall be communicated to the person in the prescribed manner. (2) Where a certificate in respect of a home is revoked under sub-section (1). such home shall cease to function- (a) where an appeal has not been preferred under section 18 against the order of revocation immediately on the expiration of the period prescribed for such appeal: (b) where such appeal has been preferred, but the order of revocation is upheld from the date of the appellate order. (3) On any home ceasing to function under sub-section (2), the Board may direct that any woman or child who is an inmate of such home.....

WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS (LICENSING) ACT, 1956[REPEALED] Repealing Act 1

Title: ORPHANAGES AND OTHER CHARITABLE HOMES (SUPERVISION AND CONTROL) ACT, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....in accordance with theconditions laid down in the certificate; or (b) the managementof the home is being persistently carried on in an unsatisfactory manner or isbeing carried on in a manner highly prejudicial to the moral and physicalwell-being of the inmates; or (c) the home has,in the opinion of the Board, otherwise rendered itself unsuitable for thatpurpose : Provided that noorder of revocation shall be made under this sub-section until an opportunityis given to the person to show cause why the certificate should not be revoked; and in every caseof revocation, the grounds therefor shall be communicated to the person in theprescribed manner. (2) Where acertificate in respect of a home is revoked under sub-section (1), such homeshall cease to function-- (a) where anappeal has not been preferred under section 18 against the order of revocation,immediately on the expiration of the period prescribed for such appeal; (b) where suchappeal has been preferred, but the order of revocation is upheld from the dateof the appellate order. (3) On any homeceasing to function under sub-section (2), the Board may direct that any womanor child who is an inmate of such home.....

DELHI ORPHANAGES AND WOMEN'S HOMES (SUPERVISION AND CONTROL) ACT, 1956 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1956

.....home" means an institution, by whatever name it may be called, where widows or women of any age are kept or are intended to be kept for care. Section3 Act not to apply to certain institution Nothing in this Act shall apply to any institution established, maintained or certified by Government under any law for the time being in force. Section4 Prohibition to open or maintain a orphanage or women's home without a licence No person shall, without or otherwise than in conformity with the conditions of, a licence granted under Section 5, open or maintain an orphanage or a women's home. Provided that a person maintaining any orphanage or women's home at the commencement of this Act shall be allowed a period of six months from such commencement to obtain such a licence. Section5 Licence to open or to maintain an orphanage or women's home (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the District Magistrate may, on receipt of an application from any person in the prescribed form containing the prescribed particulars, grant to such person a licence in the prescribed form for opening and maintaining or, as the case may be, for.....