Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-01-20

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Commission and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights and Children's Courts for providing speedy trial of offences against children or of violation of child rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
     ((2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes:
1. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
2. 5th February, 2007, vide notification No. S.O. 229(E), dated 15th February, 2007, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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