Section 63, Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 [S1D-4GG]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 27 October 1955.

In Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 [A10-EN5]. This text from 20 January 2015, by Act 64 of 2015 [A11-J5Q]. Other texts (1): from 27 October 1955 to 19 January 2015.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 63, Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 [S1D-4GG]. Machine: S1D-4GG.

63. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every proprietor of a lodging house shall maintain such records and registers relating to the keeping of a lodging house as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every proprietor of a lodging house shall furnish to the District Magistrate a return in Form I within one hundred and twenty days from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the District Magistrate may, by order in writing, require.

Defined terms in this text (1)

Magistrate: Section 2, Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 [S1D2KE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Magistrate" means a Judicial Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction in the area concerned

Magistrate: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (32) "Magistrate" shall include every person exercising all or any of the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure for the time being in force;

Magistrate: 26 more definitions.

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Section 2, Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act (Amendment) Act, 2015 [S26-ZT0], 20 January 2015, Band A. "section 63 of the Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 (32 of 1955)".

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