Concerned Department
Social Welfare Department
Number
56
Year
2000
Extent
Meghalaya
Description
(a) ‘Act’ means the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000)
(b) ‘Adoption’ means taking permanent custody and responsibility of a child/ juvenile covered by this Act who will have all the rights and privileges of a natural born child;
(c) ‘Form’ means the form annexed to these rules;
(d) ‘Government’ means the Government of Meghalaya.
(e) ‘Institution’ means an Observation Home or a Special Home or Children’s Home or a Shelter Home set up or certified/ recognized U/S 8, 9, 34 and 37 of the Act respectively;
(f) ‘Superintendent’ means a person appointed for the control and management of Institution certified and recognized as such under the Act;
(g) ‘Rules’ means the rule framed under the Meghalaya Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2000;
(h) ‘Words and Expressions’ used in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
(b) ‘Adoption’ means taking permanent custody and responsibility of a child/ juvenile covered by this Act who will have all the rights and privileges of a natural born child;
(c) ‘Form’ means the form annexed to these rules;
(d) ‘Government’ means the Government of Meghalaya.
(e) ‘Institution’ means an Observation Home or a Special Home or Children’s Home or a Shelter Home set up or certified/ recognized U/S 8, 9, 34 and 37 of the Act respectively;
(f) ‘Superintendent’ means a person appointed for the control and management of Institution certified and recognized as such under the Act;
(g) ‘Rules’ means the rule framed under the Meghalaya Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2000;
(h) ‘Words and Expressions’ used in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
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