THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 1955 (22 OF 1955) DATE OF OPERATION OF THE ACT S.R.O.1109, dated the 23rd may, 1955 - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 (22 of 1955), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1 s t day of June, 1955, as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
[Ministry of Home Affairs, No. 2 5 / 7 / 5 3 - P o l l . ( I ) . ] [Gazettee of India, Extraordinary, 1955 , Part I I , Section 3 , page 9 7 1 ] Subordinate Legislation under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 S.O.734(E), dated the 16 th November, 1976 - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Untouchability (Offences) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1976 (106 of 1976), the Central Government hereby appoints the 19 th day of November, 1976, as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
[Ministry of Home Affairs, No.BC.12013/2/76-SCT-V.]
[Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 1976, Part I I , Section 3(i i), page 2083] Subordinate Legislation under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS RULES, 1977 **SO 3006, dated the 15th September, 1977 - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16B of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:
1 . Short title and commencement:
1 . These rules may be called the Protection of Civil Rights Rules, 1977.
2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires - a. "Act" means the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955);
b. "section" means a section of the Act.
3. Manner of inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 10A -
0. The State Government may appoint an officer not below the rank of a Sub-divisional Magistrate for the purpose of making an inquiry referred to in sub-section ( I ) of section
10A.
1 . The officer appointed under sub-rule (1) (hereinafter in this rule referred to as the inquiry officer) shall issue a public notice specifying the date, t ime, place and the purpose of such inquiry and calling upon all the residents of the area in respect of which the inquiry is to be held to furnish such information and materials, including documents in their possession, as may be relevant for the purposes of the inquiry.
* * Published in Gazette of India, 1977, Part I I , Section 3(i i), Page 3478.
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The Public notice referred to in sub-rule (2) shall be in the local language or alanguages of the area and the same shall be - i. published on the notice board in the offices of the District Magistrate, the District Superintendent of Police, the Village Panchayat or Municipal Committee of the area and such other places as the inquiry officer deems fit and at least in one daily newspaper circulating in the area; and i i . proclaimed in the area by beat of drum or in such other manner as the inquiry officer may think best in the circumstances to bring the contents of the public notice to the notice of inhabitants of the area.
1.The inquiry officer, while making such inquiry shall follow as nearly as practicable, the procedure for summary trials including the recording of evidence as laid down in Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
2. The inquiry officer shall complete the inquiry as expeditiously as possible and submit his report to the State Government within such period, not exceeding six weeks, as may be specified by the State Government in the order appointing the inquiry officer:
Provided that the State Government may, having regard to the nature of the inquiry, extend the period of submission of the report by such period, not exceeding two months in total, as it may consider necessary.
4 . Period for filing a petition under sub-section (3) of section 10A -
4. Any person aggrieved by the imposition of a collective fine under sub-section(I) of section 10A or by the order of apportionment, may within a period of thirty days from the date of proclamation of the notification under sub-section (2) of that section file a petition before the State Government or the authority specified by i t ;
Provided that where the State Government or the authority, as the case may be, may entertain the petition after the expiry of the said period if it is satisfied that the petitioner was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the petition in time.
5. The State Government or the authority before which the petion is filed shall dispose of the petition as expeditiously as possible.
4 . Reports by the State Governments - Every State Government shall, for the purpose of enabling the Central Government to place the report referred to in sub-section (4) of section 15A, on the Table of each House of Parliament, furnish to that Government before the 15th day of February, each year, a summary of the measures taken by it under under sub-section (1) and (2) of that section during the preceding calendar year and shall also furnish such other information as may be required by the Central Government from time to time [Ministry of Home Affairs, No. BC.12013/2/76-SCT-V]