Lepers Act,1898
Act No : 3
Section : POWER OF JUVENILE COURTS ETC., IN CERTAIN CASES
SECTION 20: POWER OF JUVENILE COURTS ETC., IN CERTAIN CASES
The powers conferred by this Act shall, in relation to a person or leper who is a child or a youthful offender, be exercised only-
(a) by a Juvenile Court if such Court has teen established for any local area in which such person or leper is being proceeded with under this Act, and
(b) if a Juvenile Court has not been established for any such local area, then by a Court empowered under sec.8 of the Bombay Children Act, 1948, to exercise the powers of a Juvenile Court.
Footnotes:
1. Substituted for former sub -section (2) by A. L. O:, 1950
2. Substituted for former sub -section (2) by A. L. O:, 1950.
3. substituted for "Part B States" by 2 A. L. 0., 1956. Immediately before 1st November, 1956, the following were the Part B States in India : Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Bharat. Mysore, Pepsu, Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Travancore- Cochin.
4. Substituted for "any Part A State or Part C State" , by 2 A. L. 0., 1956.
5. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A. L. 0., 1950.
6. Substituted for "local Official Gazette" by A. 0., 1937.
7. Inserted, by 2 A. L. 0., 1937.
8. The words "and may in like manner amend or cancel any such notification" were omitted by the Lepers (Amendment) Act, 1920 (22 of 1920), section 2.
9. The words "in whom the process of ulceration has commenced" were omitted by the Lepers.(Amendment) Act, 1920 (22 of 1920).
11. Substitute for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O"1950.
13. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
14. Inserted by the Lepers (Amendment) Act, 1920 (22 of 1920), section 5.
16. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A. L. 0., 1950
17. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
18. Substituted for "Local Official Gazette" by A.O., 1937.
19. Substituted for "by any police officer without a warrant" by the Lepers (Amendment) Act, 1920 (22 of 1920), section 6.
20. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
21. Substituted for "provincial Government" by A. LO. 1950
22. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
23. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
25. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950.
26. See Gaz. of Ind., 1919, Pt. I, p. 1931.
27. Substituted for "any Part B State", by 2 A,L.O., 1956.
28. Inserted by A.O., 1937.Maharashtra: After sec. 19, add section 20 as follows:
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