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Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

Year: 1955

Enactment Date: 1955-05-08

Long Title: An Act to prescribe punishment for the preaching and practice of Untouchability for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Punishment for enforcing religious disabilities.
4Punishment for enforcing social disabilities.
5Punishment for refusing to admit person to hospitals, etc.
6Punishment for refusing to sell goods or render services.
9Resumption or suspension of grants made by Government.
10Abetment of offence.
10APower of State Government to impose collective fine.
11Enhanced penalty on subsequent conviction.
12Presumption by Courts in certain cases.
13Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
14Offences by companies.
14AProtection of action taken in good faith.
15Offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.
16Act to override other laws.
16AProbation of Offenders Act, 1958, not to apply to persons above the age of fourteen years.
16BPower to make rules.
17Repeal.
7Punishment for other offences arising out of "untouchability".
15ADuty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchability" may be availed of by the concerned persons.
8Cancellation or suspension of licences in certain cases.
7AUnlawful compulsory labour when to be deemed to be a practice of "untouchability".
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