[Extract from the Chd. Admn. Gaz., dated the 1st June, 2015] CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT Notification The 18th May, 2015 No. SW3/2015/4040.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 6 of 2007), the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to make the following rules for carrying out the provisions of the aforesaid Act, namely :— 1 Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Chandigarh Prohibition of Child Marriage Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette of Chandigarh Administration.
2. Definitions.—(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(i) “Act" means the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 6 of 2007) ,
(ii) “Complaint” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974) ;
(iii) “Child Marriage Prohibition Officer” means an officer appointed as such by the State Government under sub-section (1) of Section 16 ;
(iv) “Form” means a form appended to these rules ;
(v) “Probation Officer" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (Central Act 20 of 1958) ; and
(vi) “Section" means Section of the Act.
(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
3. Additional duties of Child Marriage Prohibition Officer.—The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer shall, in addition to the duties provided under clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (3) of Section 16 of the Act, perform the following duties, namely :—
(a) maintain a register for the purposes of this Act to record all complaints, enquiries and the results thereof and other relevant information connected therewith in Form-I and shall also maintain separate files containing relevant records of each individual case ;
(b) discharge the duties with due care, decorum, privacy and in such a manner so as to uphold the dignity and harmony of family relationships ;
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(d) scrutinize the complaints received by it and if the same appears to be genuine, then he shall conduct Investigation and collect such evidence, either orally or in writing from Ilin parties or witnesses in his office or at a convenient place without causing inconvenience or hardship to the concerned parlies ;
to) send quarterly reports to tho Director Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration in Form-ll, and intimate tho parties and witnesses about the dale, time and place of hearing ot tho complaint, In Form III ;
(I) ensure that ovory complaint is enquired into within a period of one month from the dale of Its receipt ,
(g) while inquiring into any complaint, may seek the assistance of the Probation Officer of the area concerned for any information, if required, in Form IV ,
(h) may also seek assistance of any Police Officer while performing the duties under these rules ;
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