Any personnel of the media or hotel or lodge or hospital or club or studio or photographic facilities, by whatever name called, irrespective of the number of persons employed therein, shall, on coming across any material or object which is sexually exploitative of the child (including pornographic, sexually-related or making obscene representation of a child or children) through the use of any medium, shall provide such information to the Special Juvenile Police Unit, or to the local police, as the case may be.
Section 20: Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012Central Act · Act 32 of 2012
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Section | 20 |
| Marginal note | Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 1 |
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