Act Number: 32

Act Name: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Year: 2012

Enactment Date: 2012-06-19

Long Title: An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences 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 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
     (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. 14th November, 2012, vide notification No.S.O. 2705 (E), dated 9th November, 2012, see Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)/.
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