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The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act

An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Commission and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights and Children's Courts for providing speedy trial of offences against children or of violation of child rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2006
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTON OF CHILD RIGHTS

  • 3
     Constitution of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  • 4
     Appointment of Chairperson and Members
  • 5
     Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  • 6
     Salary and allowances of Chairperson and Members
  • 7
     Removal from office
  • 8
     Vacation of office by Chairperson or Member
  • 9
     Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission
  • 10
     Procedure for transaction of business
  • 11
     Member-Secretary, officers and other employees of Commission
  • 12
     Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants

  • FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION

  • 13
     Functions of Commission
  • 14
     Powers relating to inquiries
  • 15
     Steps after inquiry
  • 16
     Annual and special reports of Commission

  • STATE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

  • 17
     Constitution of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  • 18
     Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
  • 19
     Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  • 20
     Salary and allowances and Chairperson and Members
  • 21
     Secretary, officers and other employees of the State Commission
  • 22
     Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants
  • 23
     Annual and special reports of State Commission
  • 24
     Application of certain provisions relating to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to State Commissions

  • CHILDRENS’S COURTS

  • 25
     Children’s Courts
  • 26
     Special Public Prosecutor

  • FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

  • 27
     Grants by Central Government
  • 28
     Grants by State Governments
  • 29
     Accounts and audit of Commission
  • 30
     Accounts and audit of State Commission

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 31
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 32
     Chairperson, Members and other officers to be public servant
  • 33
     Directions by Central Government
  • 34
     Returns or information
  • 35
     Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 36
     Power of State Government to make rules
  • 37
     Power to remove difficulties