Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2015-12-31

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their rehabilitation through processes provided, and institutions and bodies established, herein under and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 1: Short title, extent, commencement and application.
    (1) This Act may be called the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
     (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.
     (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the provisions of this Act shall apply to all matters concerning children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law, including --
         (i) apprehension, detention, prosecution, penalty or imprisonment, rehabilitation and social re-integration of children in conflict with law;
         (ii) procedures and decisions or orders relating to rehabilitation, adoption, re-integration, and restoration of children in need of care and protection.
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. 15th January, 2016, vide notification No. S.O. 110(E), dated 12th January, 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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