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Section 68: Power to make rules

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 56 of 2000

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- i. the term of office of the members of the Board, and the manner in which such member may resign under sub-section (4) of section (4);

ii. the time of the meetings of the Board and the rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting under sub-section (1) of section 5;

iii. the management of observation homes including the standards and various types of services to be provided by them and the circumstances in which and the manner in which, the certification of the observation home may be granted or withdrawn and such other matters as are referred to in section 8;

iv. the management of special home including the standards and various types of services to be provided by them and the circumstances in which and the manner in which, the certification of the special home may be granted or withdrawn and such other matters as are referred to in section 9;

v. persons by whom any juvenile in conflict with law may be produced before the Board and the manner of sending such juvenile to an observation home under sub-section (2) of section 10;

vi. matters relating to removal of disqualifications attaching to conviction of a juvenile under section 19;

vii. the qualifications of the Chairperson and members, and the tenure for which they may be appointed under sub-section (3) of section 29;

viii. the time of the meetings of the Committee and the rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting under sub-section (1) of section 30;

ix. the manner of making the report to the police and to the Committee and the manner of sending and entrusting the child to children's home pending the inquiry under sub-section (2) of section 32;

x. the management of children's homes including the standards and nature of services to be provided by them, and the manner in which certification of a children's home or recognition to a voluntary organisation may be granted or withdrawn under sub-section (2) of section 34;

xi. appointment of inspection committees for children's homes, their tenure and purposes for which inspection committees may be appointed and such other matters as are referred to in section 35;

xii. facilities to be provided by the shelter homes under sub-section (3) of section 37;

xiii. for carrying out the scheme of foster care programme of children under sub-section (3) of section 42;

xiv. for carrying out various schemes of sponsorship of children under sub-section (2) of section 43;

xv. matters relating to after-care organisation under section 44;

xvi. for ensuring effective linkages between various agencies for facilitating rehabilitation and social integration of the child under section 45;

xvii. the purposes and the manner in which the Fund shall be administered under sub-section (3) of section 61;

xviii. any other matter which is required to be or may be, prescribed.

(3) Every rule made by a State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislature of that State.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
Section68
Marginal notePower to make rules
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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