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Section 18

The Haryana Prevention of Beggary Act, 1971 (9 of 1971)State Act of Haryana · Act 9 of 1971

(l) Fcir ca.rying our the purposes of this Act the sratc Governrnent may appoint a crrief Inspector of certificcl rnstitutions, Inspectors and such number of A,ssisiant Inspecr.'rs anci probati.rr officers as it thinks fit tc assist the chief Insilector, ancr every person so appointed to assist the Chiel Inspector shall havc the nowers rnrt \971 z Haryana A,ct 9l pREVEN,r"roN oF IEGCARy covcrnrnent may crircct, bilt sharr nct under the directions oi. the ChiefInspector.

(2) Every certitred Instituti,, shar, at least once in every sixmonths, be inspected Lry rhe Chief Inspector.

19" (1) subjecr.to c.onditions prescdberi, the crriet Inspeotor maydirect an)'persorl aetained in a Receprion centre o. c..iiri*or Instit,rionro be transt'erred therefiorn to another Receptio, Centre or crertifrecrInstitution in the state : LUrrLrL

Provided tirat the totar period of cretention of sucri person shail inno case be incrcasecl by such transfer,.

.{.2) rn directing such rransfer the Chief trnspector sha, haveregard to the medicar cerlificate and the <iirections, if any, macre by theState Government, or court under section 23.

20" (r ) subjecr ro such cond.itions as may be prescribed_

(a) rhe C^hief Inspector or the SLrperintenr.lent of theccrtified Institution rnay ar an-v time grant permissi*n to a person deiainecr in a certifiecl Insirtution to airsent hirnself for short periocls ; ancl

(b) the Chief Inspector rna_y at any time release such person conditionary arid issue hini a !icence therefirr.

(2) Any such ricence shai! be in force untir the expiry of theterm for which the person was ordered to be dekineJ iri a crertifiedInstitution, unless sooner revr:ked.

'i'ransf e fl'c,m cir Recepti (lentre r.

Clcriifie, trnstituti arrother.

Release licence" (.3) The penod cruring which such person is atrsent from *Certified Institnrion by pernrisJion or by ricence as aforesaid, shar,for the purpose r-if computing his term .,f detention in a Certifie.lnstitution, he cleeniecJ t.,-t* p,i*t of fris rletention.

21" ( I ) subject to sirch conclitions as fflay be prescribeci, the Chief RevrcaInspector rnaY at any tinte rcvokc licence issuetl unrier secti()n 20, encl 0l'ticcnrthereupon the r"ereasccr person shail rre Jetuined in a certified Institutionuntil the expiry of the term for which he had been orderca to ue aetainecr. . \ ir n*."*,oli] i:::T:T3:::'ii:,.::li:l,he chief rnspecror rnav, - I I I I I I l I I l 1 I I j I - i Proced ure cin r>t'cier o1' iletention r-rr sentence of imprisonment.

Medical Examination anci detention of ' ieprosy paticnts and lunatsics.

PREVUNTTON oF BEGCARY u971: Flar.yana Act 9

22. ( I ) Suhlect to rlre p{'ovisions of sub-section (2) when a person has been orclered to be cletainecl in a Cerlif ieci lnstitution under sectioil 4, section 5 ol section 6, the cou'rt r,vlrich orclered the cletention strall for-thrvith forward him to the'nearest Reception centle with a copy of tlrc order of detenticn. 'fhe person shall thereupon bi: handeri over to thc custody of the Superintendent of the Receiition Cerrtre and shall be tletained in tire Reception Clentre until he is sent therefrom to a Certifie<j Trrstii"ution.

(2,) \Yhen any such person has also been sentenced to imilrisonrnent uncler sub-seition (3) ot -section 5, or section 17, the cor.n1 passrng the sentencc of irnprisonmernt shall forthwith forwarcl a walrani to a.iail in vrhich ire is to be confined and shall forrvard him tir such.jail with the warrant together with a copy of the order of detention.

After the sentence of imi:risonment is fully executed, the officer executing it shall, if detention in a certified trnstitution for any periori remains to be undergone hy suchr person, fbrwarcl hirn fbrthwith together rvith a copy cf the order of detention to the neal'sst Reception centre, and thereupon the provisions of sub-section (.1) shali apply.

(J) In computing the period for which a per-son is orderecl to bc deiainsd in a Certifled Institr-ition there shali be included the period fbr which he is detained in a rteception centre uncer tiris section.

23. ( I ) Where it appears to the State Government that any treggar dr:tarned in a certified Institution under any orcler of a court is of unsound nrind cr is a leper, the Stirte Governntent nlay hy an3, orcler sr:tting forth the grounds of beliel'that the Lreggar is of unsound mincl or" a leper order his remr:val to a mental hospital or leper asylum or other piace of safe custody, there to be kept anri treated as State (iovernment drrects during the remainder of the term for which he has lreen orderecl to be detained or ,if on the expiration of that term it is certified by a rnedical officer that it is necessary for the saf'ety of the beggar or of others that tie shouicl lre further detained uncler medical care or treatment, lre srhould be detained untrl he is clischarged according to liirv.

(2) V/here it appcars to the State Covcrnment that the beggar has ceased to be of unsound nrind, or is cured of leprosy, the State Gr:vernmenl. shali, il'he is no longer lialrle to be kept in <;ustody, order hirn to be dischargeci. In case the beggar is srill liable to be kept in 1971 z Haryana Act 9I PRE,VEN'I'ION fJF BTIGCAR Y i I

(3) The provisions of section 3l of the Indian .[-unacy Act, 1912, and the provisions t>f section 14 of the i,epers .A.ct, 1898, shall appl'/ to every beggar confined in a menfal hosprtal or lepc:r asylum under:rub-section (l) after the expiration of the periori ftlr which he was orderecl to be de'rained ; and tire 'rime during which a beggar is coriflned in a mental hospital or lcper asylum under ihat sub-section shall be reckoned as part crf'the: period for which he may have been ordererl by the Court to be dctained :

Provided that where ihe rernoval of a lrcggar due to unsoundness af mind or leprosy is immediately necessary, it shall be open to ttre authorities of the institution in rvhich the beggar is detained to apply to ir couft having jurisriiction under the ,lndian Lunacy Act, 1912, or t]re Lepers Act, 1898, as the case m&y be, for an immediate order of his conimittal to a rl"entai hospital or a leper asylum"

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ActThe Haryana Prevention of Beggary Act, 1971 (9 of 1971)
Section18
JurisdictionState of Haryana
StatusIn force as published by the source

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