The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972

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    "title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972",
    "short_title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 4 of 1973)",
    "act_year": 1972,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
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    "description": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"begging\" means-\n(a) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place;\n(b) entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms;\n(c) exposing or exhibiting, with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease of a human being or of an animal;\n(d) having no visible means of subsistence and wandering about or remaining in any public place in such condition or manner, as makes it likely that the person doing so exists by soliciting or receiving alms; or\n(e) allowing oneself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms; but does not include soliciting or receiving money or food or gifts for a purpose authorised by any law, or authorised by the Government or by such officer as may be specified by it in this behalf, in such manner as may be prescribed;\n(ii) \"Certified Institution\" means any institution which the Government provides and maintains for the detention, training and employment of beggars and their dependants, and includes an institution certified to be such under sub-section (1) of section 13;\n(iii) \"Chief Inspector\" means the person appointed to be the Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions under sub-section (1) of section 17, and includes an Additional Chief Inspector appointed under that section;\n(iv) \"child\" has the meaning assigned to it in the Children Act, 1960; 60 of 1960.\n(v) \"Court\" means the Court of a Magistrate of any Class or any other Court exercising Criminal jurisdiction;\n(vi) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;\n(vii) \"Official Gazette\" means the Goa, Daman and Diu Government Gazette;\n(viii) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(ix) \"Probation Officer\" means an officer appointed to be a Probation Officer under sub-section (1) of section 17;\n(x) \"public place\" includes a railway station and any open space to which for the time being the public have been or are permitted to have an access whether on payment or otherwise;\n(xi) \"Receiving Centre\" means an institution for the reception and temporary detention of beggars provided by the Government or certified to be such under sub-section (1) of section 12;\n(xii) \"Superintendent\" or \"In-charge\" means Superintendent or In-charge of a Receiving Centre or a Certified Institution, as the case may be.\nChapter II\nProcedure for dealing with beggars and beggar offenders",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Powers of Courts.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power to require person found begging to appear before Court.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Summary inquiry in respect of person found begging and their detention.",
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            "content": "(a) the age and character of the beggar;\n(b) the circumstances and conditions in which the beggar was living;\n(c) the report made by the Probation Officer; and\n(d) such other matters as may, in the opinion of the Court, require to be taken into consideration in the interest of the beggar.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Penalty for begging after detention as beggar.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Offences to be tried summarily.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Contribution of parents.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Court may order detention of persons wholly dependent on beggar.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Powers of Government to order further detention of incurably helpless beggars.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Penalty for employing or causing persons to beg or using them for purposes of begging.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nReceiving Centres and Certified Institutions",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Provision of Receiving Centres.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Provision of Certified Institutions.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Visiting Committees.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Advisory Committees.",
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            "content": "(a) tender advice as regards management, to any Certified Institution through the Chief Inspector or such other officer as the Government may specify;\n(b) collect subscriptions towards the recurring as well as non-recurring expenses of any or all Certified Institutions within the local area or in which beggars are detained from that area and disburse the collections in the prescribed manner;\n(c) advise the Government, through the Chief Inspector, as regards the certification of any institution as a Certified Institution or the de-certification of any Certified Institution within the local area;\n(d) advise the Government generally on the working of this Act, and particularly on any point referred to it by the Chief Inspector or any other officer specified by the Government.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Payment of contribution by local authorities and recovery thereof.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Appointment of Chief Inspector, Additional Chief Inspector, Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors and Probation Officers.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Search in Receiving Centres and Certified Institutions.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Management and discipline.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Disciplinary Imprisonment.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Transfer from one Receiving Centre or Certified Institution to another.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Release on permit.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Revocation of permit.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Unconditional release.",
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            "content": "Chapter IV\nMiscellaneous",
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        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Procedure on order of detention of sentence of imprisonment.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Medical examination and detention of lunatics and leprosy patients.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Arrest of person escaping from Receiving Centre or Certified Institution.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Transfers between Certified Institution and institution of like nature in different parts of India.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Power to take finger prints.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Seizure and disposal of animals exposed or exhibited for obtaining alms.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Persons to be deemed public servants.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Bonds taken under Central Act.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Appeals.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the manner of authorising a purpose under clause (i) of section 2;\n(b) the manner of keeping persons arrested under sub-section (3) of section 4 or sub-section (4) of section 9;\n(c) the manner of making summary inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 5;\n(d) the manner in which contribution for the maintenance of a person detained in a Certified Institution may be ordered to be paid under sub-section (1) of section 8;\n(e) the manner of appointing a visiting committee under section 14 and the powers, duties and functions thereof;\n(f) the conduct of business by the Advisory Committee;\n(g) the date before which payment shall be made under sub-section (1) of section 16;\n(h) the manner in which the effects and the money and valuables referred to in section 18 shall be disposed of;\n(i) the management and discipline of persons detained in a Receiving Centre or Certified Institution including the imposition of manual or other work and the awarding of punishment for breach of any rule made under this clause;\n(j) the conditions subject to which the Chief Inspector may direct transfers under section 21;\n(k) the conditions subject to which a person may be released on permit under section 22;\n(l) the conditions subject to which a permit may be revoked under section 23;\n(m) the manner of medical examination of beggars;\n(n) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Repeal.",
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        "Act ID": "goa221",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 4 of 1973)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1972",
        "Short Title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:45"
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