Section 4: Method of Appointment, duties and functions of Chief Dowry Prohibition Officer
The Puducherry Dowry prohibition Rules 1998Union territory Rules of Puducherry · 1961
(1) The Union Territory Government, shall designate the Senior Officer of the Department of Women and Child Development as the Chief Dowry Prohibition Officer to administer and co-ordinate the work relating to dowry prohibition throughout the Union Territory of Puducherry.
(2) The Chief Dowry Prohibition Officer shall co-ordinate the work of Dowry Prohibition Officers and shall be responsible for creating consciousness and awareness to prevent dowry system among the public and to set out programmes with a view to uproot the evil of dowry system.
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(3) The Chief Dowry Prohibition Officer shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of an Annual Report on the progress of implementation of Dowry Prohibition Act and related matters and of such statistics as may from time to time be required by the Government.