Section 53, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [S26-AEK]

As at 6 September 2026. In force from 9 February 2014 by S.O. 1407(E) [N12-GAN].

In Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [A11-GDF]. This text from 9 February 2014. No other text held.

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Cite: Section 53, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [S26-AEK]. Machine: S26-AEK.

53. Registration of hostels for students of Scheduled Castes.—(1) Every hostel for students of Scheduled Castes shall, within sixty days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the running of a hostel after such commencement, within sixty days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Chief Commissioner in Form IV, accompanied by a fee of nil rupees. (2) The Chief Commissioner shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No hostel for students of Scheduled Castes shall carry on the running of a hostel unless registered under this section.

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Chief Commissioner: Section 2, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [S268VM] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 74

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