Penalty for Non Registered Institution.

From: help.org [mailfrom: [ravikumar.bhome@gmail.com]
Sent: 16 April 2016 11:13 AM
To: Program Officer - HELP
Subject: . Penalty for Non Registered Institution.

Respected Sir,

I have an organisation for children with registration. One of my friend is also running an institution without registration. If they didn’t register what will happened? Please give details.

G. Ravikumar,

Baptist Home

Prakasam District.

Section 41 of Juvenile Justice Act – 2015.

Registration is mandatory:

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, all institutions, whether run by a State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations, which are meant, either wholly or partially, for housing children in need of care and protection or children in conflict with law, shall, be registered under this Act in such manner as may be prescribed, within a period of six months from the date of commencement of this Act, regardless of whether they are receiving grants from the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government or not:

Provided that the institutions having valid registration under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 on the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been registered under this Act.

As per Section 42 ( Punishment)

Any person, or persons, in-charge of an institution housing children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law, who fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section  (1) of section 41, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or a fine of not less than one lakh rupees or both:

Provided that every thirty days delay in applying for registration shall be considered as a separate offence.

Thanking you,