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Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Begging Act, 1977

Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Begging Act, 1977

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The Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Begging Act, 1977 prohibits public begging across the state of Andhra Pradesh. It empowers authorized officers to arrest individuals found begging without a warrant and present them for court inquiry. The law applies to public beggars and their dependents, permitting courts to order their detention, training, and employment inside state certified institutions or workhouses. It also covers child beggars, voluntary institutional admissions, and the seizure of animals used to extort alms. This Act matters because it legally restricts public begging while creating a framework intended for the custody, welfare, and rehabilitation of affected individuals.

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Chapter V MANAGEMENT OF AND DISCIPLINE IN CERTIFIED INSTITUTIONS →

  1. 15Mode of securing admission to certified Institutions, etc
  2. 16Procedure on order of detention or sentence of imprisonment
  3. 17Search of beggar received in certified Institutions and disposal of property of beggar
  4. 18Management and discipline
  5. 19Disciplinary imprisonment
  6. 20Transfer from one certified institution to another
  7. 21Release on licence
  8. 22Revocation of licence
  9. 23Power to release
  10. 24Arrest of person escaping from certified institution
  11. 25Transfers between certified institution and institution of like nature in different parts in India
  12. 26Power to take finger prints
  13. 27Penalty for begging
  14. 28Penalty for employing or causing persons to beg or using them for purposes of begging
  15. 29Penalty for refusing to give finger prints
  16. 30Certain offences to be cognizable and non bailable
  17. 31Persons to be deemed public servants
  18. 32Detention to be deemed imprisonment for purposes of appeal and revision
  19. 33Power to make rules
  20. 34Repeal and savings Act XII of 1945

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