Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17-C74]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 18 March 1925.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "child" means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age; (b) "Committee" means the Committee constituted under section 4; (c) "aggrieved person" means any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the respondent and who alleges to have been subjected to any act of domestic violence by the respondent; (d) "Protection Officer" means an officer appointed by the State Government under section 8; (e) "institution" means an institution registered under section 41; (f) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Defined terms in this text (5)
aggrieved person: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "aggrieved person" means any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the respondent and who alleges to have been subjected to any act of domestic violence by the respondent
aggrieved person: 6 more definitions.
child: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "child" means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age
child: 18 more definitions.
Committee: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Committee" means the Committee constituted under section 4
Committee: 11 more definitions.
institution: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "institution" means an institution registered under section 41
institution: 95 more definitions.
Protection Officer: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Protection Officer" means an officer appointed by the State Government under section 8
Protection Officer: 10 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (1)
Rule 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act Rules, 1927 [S17-HNY], 1 June 1927, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (0)
none