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Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) –861– Prevention of Begging Act

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

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This Act regulates begging within the Union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu by defining specific behaviors that constitute begging, such as soliciting alms or exposing injuries to extort money. It applies to anyone found engaging in these activities in public or private spaces. The law empowers police officers to arrest beggars without a warrant and mandates courts to conduct summary inquiries to determine guilt. If found guilty, individuals may be detained in government-certified institutions designed for their rehabilitation, training, and eventual employment, aiming to address the root causes of begging and reintegrate individuals into society.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Powers of Courts
  4. 4. Power to require person found begging to appear before Court
  5. 5. Summary inquiry in respect of person found begging and their detention
  6. 6. Penalty for begging after detention as beggar
  7. 7. Offences to be tried summarily
  8. 8. Contribution of parents
  9. 9. Court may order detention of persons wholly dependent on beggar
  10. 10. Powers of Government to order further detention of incurably helpless beggars
  11. 11. Penalty for employing or causing persons to beg or using them for purposes of begging
  12. 12. Provision of Receiving Centres
  13. 13. Provision of Certified Institutions
  14. 14. Visiting Committees
  15. 15. Advisory Committees
  16. 16. Payment of contribution by local authorities and recovery thereof
  17. 17. Appointment of Chief Inspector, Additional Chief Inspector, Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors and Probation Officers
  18. 18. Search in Receiving Centres and Certified Institutions
  19. 19. Management and discipline
  20. 20. Disciplinary Imprisonment
  21. 21. Transfer from one Receiving Centre or Certified Institution to another
  22. 22. Release on permit
  23. 23. Revocation of permit
  24. 24. Unconditional release
  25. 25. Procedure on order of detention of sentence of imprisonment
  26. 26. Medical examination and detention of lunatics and leprosy patients
  27. 27. Arrest of person escaping from Receiving Centre or Certified Institution
  28. 28. Transfers between Certified Institution and institution of like nature in different parts of India
  29. 29. Power to take finger prints
  30. 30. Seizure and disposal of animals exposed or exhibited for obtaining alms
  31. 31. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
  32. 32. Persons to be deemed public servants
  33. 33. Bonds taken under Central Act
  34. 34. Appeals
  35. 35. Rules
  36. 36. Repeal
  37. 26(2). Confinement of beggars of unsound mind or lepers
  38. 26(3). Confinement of beggars of unsound mind or lepers

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