(1) This Act may be called the Puducherry Women’s Commission Act, 2001.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.
+(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official gazette, appoint.
Definitions
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Commission" means the Commission constituted under section 5;
(b) "Director" means the Director appointed under section 12;
(c) "Government" means the Administrator appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution;
(d) "member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;
(e) "person" includes a firm, company, corporation or any public undertaking, association of persons or the Government and its agencies including agencies receiving aid from the Government;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
+ This Act has come into force w.e.f 05.10.04 vide GO.Ms.No.35/2004-(wel.sw-IV) dt.05.10.04 published in the Gaz. No.45 dt.09.11.04.
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(g) "public servant" means any employee of the Government or a local body or any corporation owned or controlled by the Government or any Government Agency or any public undertaking;
(h) "registered" means registered with the Commission under this Act;
(i) "unfair practice" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex for the purpose of or which has the effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women of fundamental constitutional rights, or of human rights, or of fundamental freedom in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field or the infringement of any right or benefit conferred on women by or under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or the mental or physical torture or sexual excesses on women.
Act not to apply in certain cases
3. This Act shall not apply to ––
(i) the Central Government, or
(ii) any public sector undertaking of the Central Government, or any other institution owned or controlled or financed directly by the Central Government:
Provided that if any case involving person or persons belonging to these categories comes up before the Commission, the Commission will have the powers to refer the matter to the National Commission with its findings and recommendations.
Application of other laws not barred
4. Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force, except to the extent the provisions of the other law are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
Constitution of the Commission