The Kerala Borstal Schools Act, 1961
State Act of Kerala ยท Act 31 of 196129 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 31 of 1961 |
| Year | 1961 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 29 |
| Subjects | education |
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- Section 1 Short title and application
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Establishment of borstal schools
- Section 4 Application of the Prisons Acts and the Prisoners Acts
- Section 5 Power of court to pass order of detention in borstal school
- Section 6 Preliminary inquiry and finding as to age of adolescent offender
- Section 7 Limitation on powers conferred by section 5
- Section 8 Power of Inspector-General to transfer prisoners to borstal school
- Section 9 Government to determine the borstal school to which adolescent offender shall be sent
- Section 10 Removal from one borstal school to another
- Section 11 Reception of offenders from and transfer of offenders to other States in India
- Section 12 Transfer of incorrigibles, etc., to prisons
- Section 13 Power to release on licence
- Section 14 Form of licence
- Section 15 Revocation of licence
- Section 16 Escape and forfeiture of licence
- Section 17 Release on parole
- Section 18 Absence under licence or on parole to be counted towards period of detention
- Section 19 Power of Inspector-General to allow inmates to receive instructions or training
- Section 20 Management of borstal schools
- Section 21 Constitution, powers and duties of visiting committees
- Section 22 Classification of inmates
- Section 23 Punishment for offences
- Section 24 Limitation of hours of work
- Section 25 Appeal and revision
- Section 26 Minimum age-limit of adolescents in areas to which the Children Acts have not been extended
- Section 27 Power of Government to discharge inmates
- Section 29 Rules
- Section 30 Repeal
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