Chapter V INSTITUTIONS

The Central Relief Committee may provide receiving centres for the reception and temporary retention of beggars or it may by notification declare any institution to be a receiving centre for the purposes of this Act.

The Central Relief Committee may establish institutions, in such places as may be deemed necessary for the detention, relief and rehabilitation of persons contravening the provisions of section 3 and sent thereto or it may by notification declare any existing institution as a relief centre.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Relief Committee shall make provision for the proper management of institutions and for the care of the inmates therein.

1. (2) Every person detained in any of the institutions shall be subject to such rules of discipline as may be prescribed. Explanation.- 'Discipline' includes the enforcement of manual labour and hard labour.

The Central Relief Committee may authorise the officer-in-charge of any institution to enforce discipline in such institution in the manner prescribed.