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............................................................................................................................DescriptionThe immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 aims at social reform of very great importance. The Act has a limited scope and area. What is punishable under the Act is sexual exploitation for commercial purposes.The present book on the subject attempts to explain the variousprovisions of the Act lucidly. Each section of the Act has been explained by befitting head-notes, provisions deleted/inserted/substituted have been remarked under the footnotessuitably. To make the book self-contained the bare text of the rule framed by the various States find places in the Appendices.The book aims at various aspects of the Act in bringing out the loopholes and the success achieved in seeking to eliminate the evil of immoral traffic in human beings.............................................................................................................................ContentsPart I - IntroductionPart II - The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 19561. Short title, extent and commencement2. Definitions2A. Rule of construction regarding enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir3. Punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel4. Punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution5. Procuring, inducing or taking person, for the sake of prostitution6. Detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on7. Prostitution in or in the vicinity of public places8. Seducing or soliciting for purpose of prostitution9. Seduction of a person in custody10. [Repealed]10A.Detention in a corrective institution11. Notification of address of previously convicted offenders12. [Repealed]13. Special police officer and advisory body14. Offences to be cognizable15. Search without warrant16. Rescue of person17. Intermediate custody of persons removed under Section 15 or rescued under Section 1617A.Conditions to be observed before placing persons rescued under Section 16 to parents or guardians18. Closure of brothel and eviction of offenders from the premises19. Application for being kept in a protective home or provided care and protection by Court20. Removal of prostitute from anyplace21. Protective homes21A.Production of records22. Trials22A.Power to establish Special Courts22AA.Power of Central Government to establish special Courts22B.Power of Court to try cases summarily23. Power to make rules24. Act not to be in derogation of certain other Acts25. Repeal and savings The SchedulePart III - States Rules Made Under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) A 1956• The Andhra Pradesh Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1958• Bihar Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1958• Bombay Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1958• Delhi Prevention of Immoral Traffic (Delhi) Rules, 1958• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Gujarat) Rules, 1985• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Himachal Pradesh) Rules, 1982• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Jammu and Kashmir) Rules, 1959• The Karnataka Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Rules, 1989• The Prevention of Immoral Traffic (Kerala) Rules, 1959• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Madhya Pradesh) Rules, 1960• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Manipur) Rules, 1958• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Orissa) Rules, 1959• The Rajasthan Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1958• The Uttar Pradesh Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Rules, 1993• The West Bengal Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1959Part IV - Allied Acts And Rules• The Children Act, 1960• Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933• Child Development and Care Centres• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000• The Uttar Pradesh Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2004• The Reformatory Schools Act, 1897• The National Commission for Women Act, 1990• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986• The Dramatic Performances Act, 1876• The Women's and Childrens' Institutions (Licensing) Act, 1956• The Youhg Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956• The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955• The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005Part V - Relevant International Conventions• The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in persons and of the Exploitation or the Prostitution of others, 1949• The Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957• The Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 1956• United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1967Subject Index............................................................................................................................
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