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Section 9

The Sikkim Prohibition of Beggary Act,2004State Act of Sikkim · Act 4 of 2004

(l ) When rn6 Coud nas o,oereo tnc deleltton o, nerson ,n a Ce,ljfredrnsr;tulroi Under seclio. S o, seltro. U. ,, 'n"r. ,,". _"i,""g ,r.il,,'rqLr.y as jl lhi'1ks ltl. o,oe. aav olncr person wno ,s v\holly oepcndenLon sucr oerson ro be oerained r1 u bo.r,i"u i"ri,rrilo"n i",.#;" , period:

., Pruvdecj that oeto.e such oroer is,nade. such depende-t perso,]shdl, be grven an opporluntlV of show i nor bn rnad-6 'duse as lo why sl,ch o'de'shour(J (21 Where lne depaloe4t De.son is a chrtd rhF CoJfl sha,t torward ntmio aJuvenire Coun wh,cn shal, deatwtlh nifl """",",;g;;;; r:;.;i,;Juslice (Care and prolection) Act, Z0OOj -,, Provtdeo lhal where the depencienl pefson rs lne oegQar ando relders own chlo. berng a ctito who ,s'c,norr,n" ug"oir,*u iu",_ "nu thebeggar ano oltenders.s dn ablF bodred m"rn"l,,roio","o u "lnioo,i,,lrepe. o' a i-narrc, rhe ch:rd may be ordFreo t" "" 0"i"""."

" " iirilri"irnsfltut,on w thout be,19 separaleo rrom rne mo,n"r r" ,"gu.J",i" rf"ilot.delent:o.,. unt;, t alla.ns rne age of t;re years arJrt-ei;r;;;;J;;..wln as provided in Ihrs sub_secttn.

(31 F-or lhe,lL'pose of lh;s sectjon, rhe Courl may ri necessary, causelhe dependentpe.son to oe anesteo dnd Drougnf before rlseti ani ::.rsed to^be exami'led by a MeorcatOt,rcer. _n" ","r,.,""r",ra" i""57 o, .hc Code of Cr..n,rat procedLrre, tgZS s-a,, appryroe,re,var.es] Jnder this suD-secrion and tne Ort,cer- ,r- Cn"G,"ii#p",r"">ratron o. sectol shatr calse thp Frresieo perso" ro O" l"pf ',n ii"prescfloed marne, uitijhe can oe broughl oelore a Coun.

Coutl may otder detentionof p.etsons wholly depeDdent on beggar.

Power of Sbte Governtnent to order furthet detefition of incurcbly helpless beggars.

Penalty for employing or causing pefsons to beg or Using them forpurposes of begging.

Receiuing Centres, Cettltied lnstitutions.

Visi ng Committees, Advlsoty Committees, Penalty lor begging.

10. When any person who is detaioed i| a Certitiecl lnslitutron under Seclio. 5 or Sec|on 6 or Section 9, is consiciered, whether on an appltcation made by hlm to the Slate Governmenl or olhen ise by ihe Slate Governmenl to be btinct a cripple, or olherwisu ,n"L,LLiy helpless. the Stale Government may order that he shall, ailer the oxpiry of lhe period oi his detention, be turther detained lndellrlt;ly in a Certtfied tnslitutioir;

Provided lhai lhe Siate Government may release any such inmate il any person whom the State Government consider" "rli"Li"execLres a boro. wrth o, wilhoJlsu,eties as t1e Slarc Govetnmenl mav reqJ 'e "naJitrg h n rerl respOrStbJe ,Or tne fout,ng ar,.J n-a rle.ranCe Ol SUCh 'lrah)S a10 lOt p.evelltrlg hrrn trO.rr oeggin"q O, Irerng _seO,or the purpose oi beqqrno.

11 Whoeve.. employs or causes, any person to solicil or receive alms.

or whoever havino the custoc,y, charge or care or a chito, connives at or ercourages lhe employrnenl or lhe causing of a chiJd to solicit or recelve alans or whoever uses anolher perso; as an exhibit for the purpose oi begging shall on conviction. be pirnlsheo wilh lmprisonment tor a ierm to which may or extencl to tnree years ttut which shall nol be less than one year.

CHAPTER IV RECEIVING CENTHES ANO CEBTJFIED NSIITUTIONS 12 {1,, _l hs SlatF Gover lie.1l may prov,de and rnatnl:t.n ene or .nore Hece'v,rg Cenlres al sJCn olace or places as,( lhinks l,t ancl may cerljJy any inslitution to be a Receiving Centre for Ihe pirrposes of lhis Act

(2) Every such Fecetving Cenke shall be Lrnder the conlrolo, a Superintenclenl.

13. (,) The Slate Governmenr may orovide and.natnlrrn one o.nore Uerlt''ed l4sr,ll,hono ar sucn prace or pJaces as rr thinks I,1 alo may cert iy any instituiion io be a Cediiied lnstitulion Ior the purposes o, this Aoi. Any such Certitied lnstituUon may include provision for the leaching ol agricullural, induslrial and otherpursuits and for ihe generaled!ca|on and medical car; oi the lnrnales.

(2) Every such Certjfied tnstilution sha be under the charge ol a S!Derinlendenl.

14. For every Beceiving Centre and every Celified lnstitu|on, the State Government shatt appoint a Visiting Comml "e ln sucn.anneils may be prescribed.

15 {1 ) The Slale Govcrnmell may corsttlute to, any area.n wt.cl rnrs Acrwas broughl j.Io force t. Ine manner prov,OeO in s.,O-sectro" 1S, oi Seclion 1, an Advisory Cc)mmittee consisling ol such persons nol exceediirg 6 (six) in numb er.

(2) The Advisory Comm ttee cionslituled under su b,seclion (l ) or aoy member thereol, may visit at alJ reasonable limes and ailer duerolrce,io Ihe SLroenrtenoe^l any Certifjed lnsfituf,o. ." *l.cf., t)eggr.

and olfenders are delatneot.

6 Oltences to ba tfied summarily.

Contribution ol parents.

Appoinlment ot Superintendent, lnspectors and Probation Otficerc.

Search in teceiying Centres and Cerlilied lnstitutlons.

Management and dbcipline, Disciplinary imprisonment.

(3) The Advisory Conrmrltee may atso -

(a) lender advice as regards rnanagement to any Cedllied lnslilulion lhro!gh Superinlendenl or such other officer as the State Government may speciiyl

(b) adv se lhe Stare covernment through the Superinlendent as regards lhe certilication o, any lnslitulio6 as a Certilied lnslllution or th; de-. cerlilical on of any Certilied Jnslilutlon:

(c) advise lhe Staie Government generally on the worktng of this Act jn lhat area and pariicularty on any pornl relerred lo it by th; Superinlen_ dent or any other ofllcer speciiled by the State Governmeni.

16, i1) For cafiying 0ul lhe purposes o, lhis Act, the Stale Government may appoint a Superintendent oi a recetving cenlre and an lnsoeclor aad a Probal,ol OlfrcFr as tr lhrnks advtsab,e lo asstsl lhc Supelnlendenl and every person so appointed to assist the Superinlendent shall ttave such powers and perlorm such ol the dLllies of the Superinleodent as the SIate Government directs but shal acl under the direclion ol lhe Superintendenl.

(2) Every Feceiv ng Centre and Cerli{ied tnstitullon shall, alleasl once in every six months be inspected by the Visiting Commiltee.17. The Superintendent of a Feceiving Ceotre or a Certilied lnslilution mayorder thal any peTSOn recelved n lhe Receivjng cenke or Cedified lnstitulion shall be sea.ched, thal he sha -be cieansed, thal his personal ellects shall be inspected and (hal any money or valuables iound with or on the person shall be kept in the custojy ol the Superintendent, and ihat any eflects other lhan rnoney or valu.rbjes so found 54alt oe otspose0 ol rn lhe presclbed rranner Whe'e an order oldele,1tton is passed by lhe Courl dgairsl any such person, the Superinlendenl may order lhat any rioney or valuables round with or on lhe person shaI be disposed oi ]n the prescribed rnanner. Where lhe Court passes an order oiher than an order ol detention wjlh regard to any such person, his money and valuables shalJ be relurned to him and it hls ctothing has be;n destroyed, he shall be provided wtlh fresh ctothing. ihe expenses ol prov ding such ctothing sha be paid oul of nro;eys provided by the concerned Deparirrent:

Provided thal a iemate sha be searched only by a lemate and wilh due reoard to decency.

I8. Ihe persons remanded 10, or delained in, Receiving Centres and Certified lnstjtulions under this Act shall be subject io such ru{es ol managemer]l and discipline, including the imposltion ol manLralor other work and-lhe awarding of punishment for breach oi any sucir rules, as may, from lime to time, be presoribed.

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ActThe Sikkim Prohibition of Beggary Act,2004
Section9
JurisdictionState of Sikkim
StatusIn force as published by the source

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