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Section 17: Appointment of Chief Inspector, Additional Chief Inspector, Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors and Probation Officers.

The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959State Act of Maharashtra · Act 10 of 1959

(1) For carrying out the purposes of this Act, the State Government may appoint a Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions, an Additional Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions, an Inspector and such number of Assistant Inspectors and Probation Officers as it thinks advisable to assist the Chief Inspector; and every person so appointed to assist the Chief Inspector shall have such of the powers, and perform such of the duties, of the Chief Inspector as the State Government directs, but shall act under the direction of the Chief Inspector.

[The State Government may, subject to such restrictions and conditions (if any) as it may impose, by order, delegate its power of appointment of Probation Officers to any Officers not below the rank of Chief Inspector].

(2) Every Receiving Centre and Certified Institution shall, at least once in every six months, be inspected by the Chief Inspector, Inspector, Assistant Inspector or a Probation Officer.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959
Section17
Marginal noteAppointment of Chief Inspector, Additional Chief Inspector, Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors and Probation Officers.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • added, Mah. 30 of 1966. This portion was added by Mah. 30 of 1966, s. 2.

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