Section 57, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [S26-AJE]

As at 7 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.

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

Cite: Section 57, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 [S26-AJE]. Machine: S26-AJE.

57. Powers of Chief Commissioner.—(1) The Chief Commissioner may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with, at all reasonable times enter any premises where the running of an institution for persons with disabilities is carried on, inspect any register found therein, and require the production of any record or register maintained under this Act. (2) The Chief Commissioner may seize any register in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed. (3) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure 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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