(1) A person to be appointed or nominated to the Board shall be a respectable and educated citizen of India engaged in public activity or social work ordinarily residing within the jurisdiction of the Dowry Prohibition Officer, concerned. The Government may appoint one of the members to be the Chairman of the Advisory Board.
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(2) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a member if he,-
(a) has been convicted by a criminal court for any offence involving moral turpitude.
(b) is an undischarged insolvent.
(c) is of un-sound mind.
(3) The terms of office of the Chairman and Members of the Board shall be five years unless otherwise decided by the Government of Puducherry.
(4) The Advisory Board shall meet at least once in three months. However, meetings may be held earlier if occasion demands.
(5) The quorum for the meeting shall be three.
(6) The Chairman shall preside over the meeting of the Advisory Board. In the absence of the Chairman, one of the members, as may be decided by them shall preside over the meeting.
(7) The Chairman or any member may resign his Chairmanship or Membership as the case may be, but shall continue in office until his/her resignation is accepted by the Government of Puducherry.
(8) The Government may remove the Chairman of any of the members of the Advisory Board if it is satisfied that she has acted in Contravention of the purposes of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, or the Rules made there under.
(9) Any casual vacancy in the Advisory Board arising out of the death or resignation or removal of the Chairman or any Member shall be filled by the Government in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 8.
(10) The Advisory Board shall advise the Dowry Prohibition Officer and the Superintendent of Police in respect of matters relating to the Act or the effective implementation thereof with constructive suggestions and active assistance.
8 FORM-I [See Rule 3, Sub-Rule (4)] QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 SI No.
Details of Petition/ Complaints Received From whom name and address Nature of Complaints/Petition Date of registration
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Action Taken Nature of settlement of issue Dated initials of the officers Remarks
(6) (7) (8) (9) DOWRY PROHIBITION OFFICER 9 FORM – II [See rule 5, sub-rule (2)] REGISTER OF COMPLAINTS/PETITIONS SI.
No.
List of complaints Name and address of petitioner Relationship with the married couple Date of Marriage Fixed or held
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Date of receipt of petition / complaint Date of hearing Nature of Disposal Initials of officer Remarks
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 10 FORM – III [See rule 5, sub-rule (5)] NOTICE TO APPEAR BEFORE DOWRY PROHIBITION OFFICER (Name of person against whom complaint has been received and address).
Where as your attendance is necessary to collect information and gather evidence to a complaint of ………………….. (state shortly the alleged offence) you are hereby required to appear in person before the Dowry Prohibition Officer on the ………… day of …………………… at……………….. (time) in the Office of the Dowry Prohibition Officer at……………. (place).
Date this ……………. day of …………… 19 ……….
Signature.
Dowry Prohibition Officer (Office seal) 11 FORM -IV [See Rule 7, Sub-Rule (2)] FORM OF APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF WELFARE INSTITUTION ORGANISATION
1. Name of the Welfare Institution/Organisation :
2. Full address :
3. Aims and objectives :
4. Name and address of the Head of the Institution :
5. Brief account of its activities :
6. Justification for granting recognition :
7. Has any such application has been made previously, if so its results together with its date, month and year :
8. Any other particulars :
Enclosures:
1.
2.
3.
Signature of the Head of the Welfare Institution /Organisation.
Place:
Date:
12 FORM-V [See Rule 7, Sub-Rule (4)] FORM OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
1. Name of the Welfare Institution/Organisation :
2. Full address :
3. Brief account of the achievements during the last five years :
4. Name and address of the Head of Institution/Organisation :
5. Certificate No. date and date of expiry :
6. Any other particulars :
Signature of the Head of the Welfare Institution/Organisation.
Place:
Date:
13 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8-B of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 1961, (Central Act 28 of 1961) and in supersession of the G.O.Ms.No.
45/95-wel(SW-II) dated, 15.11.1995 of Welfare Secretariat, Puducherry, save as, respects things done & omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry is pleased to appoint the Officers mentioned under column (2) of the table below as Dowry Prohibition Officers for the areas mentioned under column (3) of the said table, in respect of which they shall exercise their jurisdiction and Powers under the said Act, namely :- TABLE SI.
No.
Designation of Officer Area
(1) (2) (3) 1 Director, Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry.
Whole of the Union Territory of Puducherry 2 Deputy Director (Women Develpment), Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry.
Puducherry Region 3 Child Development Project Officer, Department of Women and Child Development, Karaikal.
Karaikal Region 4 Regional Executive Officer, Mahe. Mahe Region 5 Regional Executive Officer, Yanam. Yanam Region / BY ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT – GOVERNOR / Sd/- (N. SUMATHI) UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT