Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Orphanages and other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-04-09

Long Title: An Act to provide for the supervision and control of orphanages, homes for neglected women or children and other like institutions and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Orphanages and other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
     (3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes:
1. 1. Enforced on 2-10-1963 in the whole of Rajasthan —vide Rajasthan Government Gazette, dated 30-9-1963, Part IV(Ga), Extraordinary, p. 529,
In Kerala, on 1-7-1962—vvidev Kerala Gazette, dated 3-7-1962, Part I.
In Andhra Pradesh, w.e.f. 20-2-1992 vide Andhra Gazette, dated 19-2-1992, Part I, Extraordinary, p. 1.
In Manipur, on 1-8-1983—vvide Manipur Gazette, dated 5-8-1983, Extraordinary, p. 1, No. 172.
In Goa, w.e.f. 4-8-1994—vide Goa Government Gazette, dated 4-8-1994, p. 339, Sl. No. 1.
In Karnataka, w.e.f. 1-4-1992—vide Karnataka Gazette, dated 22-11-1992, Part II, 2-C(ii), p. 1.
In Maharashtra, w.r.e.f. 31-10-1991—vide Maharashtra Government Gazette, dated 2-1-1992, Part 4-A, p. 3.
In Orissa, w.e.f. 2-10-1991 vide Orissa Gazette, dated 5-10-1991, Extraordinary, p. 1.
In Punjab w.e.f. 28-11-1991—vide Punjab Government Gazette, dated 28-11-1991.
In Tripura, w.e.f. 11-10-1991, vide Tripura Gazette, dated 11-10-1991.
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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