Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (1) 'begging' means— (a) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place, whether or not under any pretence such as singing, dancing, fortune-telling, performing tricks or selling articles ; (b) 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 ; (c) entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms ; (d) exposing or exhibiting, with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether of a human being or of an animal ; or (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 in the manner prescribed ; (2) 'Certified Home' means a home certified by the State Government or by any subordinate authority empowered by it in this behalf to be a fit place for the reception of beggars suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease notified in this behalf by the State Government ; (3) 'Certified Institution' means any institution which the State Government provides and maintains for the detention, training and employment of beggars and their dependents and includes a Certified Home, Special Home or Work House ; (4) 'Chief Inspector' means the person appointed to be the Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions under section 14 ; (5) 'Child' means a person below the age of sixteen years ; (6) 'Court' means the court of a Magistrate of not less than second class ; (7) 'guardian' means a person who looks after or takes care of a child in the absence of, or in the event of the death of his parent ; (8) 'parent' means the father or the mother of a child ; (9) 'police officer' means a police officer not below the rank of an assistant sub-inspector ; (10) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (11) 'Probation Officer' means an officer appointed to be a Probation Officer under section 14 ; (12) 'public place' includes a railway station and any open space to which for the time being the public have or are permitted to have an access, whether on payment or otherwise ; (13) 'Special Home' means a home notified by the State Government as suitable for the reception of beggars not physically capable of ordinary manual labour but not suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease ; (14) 'Work House' means a place notified by the State Government as suitable for the reception of beggars physically capable of ordinary manual labour. (3) 'Certified Institution' means any institution which the State Government provides and maintains for the detention, training and employment of beggars and their dependents and includes a Certified Home, Special Home or Work House; (4) 'Chief Inspector' means the person appointed to be the Chief Inspector of Certified Institutions under section 14; (5) 'Child' means a person below the age of sixteen years; (6) 'Court' means the court of a Magistrate of not less than second class; (7) 'guardian' means a person who looks after or takes care of a child in the absence of, or in the event of the death of his parent; (8) 'parent' means the father or the mother of a child; (9) 'police officer' means a police officer not below the rank of an assistant sub-inspector; (10) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (11) 'Probation Officer' means an officer appointed to be a Probation Officer under section 14; (12) 'public place' includes a railway station and any open space to which for the time being the public have or are permitted to have an access, whether on payment or otherwise; (13) 'Special Home' means a home notified by the State Government as suitable for the reception of beggars not physically capable of ordinary manual labour but not suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease; (14) 'Work House' means a place notified by the State Government as suitable for the reception of beggars physically capable of ordinary manual labour.