Women’s Charter (Protection of Women and Girls) Rules
Table of Contents
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part I BOARD OF VISITORS
3 Composition of Board
4 Tenure of office
5 Duty of Board
6 Visits to places of safety
7 Chairman of Board
8 Deputy Chairman of Board
9 Secretary to Board
10 Cessation of appointment
11 Vacancies in Board
12 Quorum
13 Resolutions
14 Meetings
Part II DISCHARGE COMMITTEE
15 Discharge or place on parole licence girls in place of safety
16 Director-General may consult Discharge Committee
17 Composition of Discharge Committee
18 Aftercare
19 Girls released on parole licence
20 Functions of Discharge Committee
Part III ADMINISTRATION OF PLACES OF SAFETY
21 Maximum number of residents
22 Responsibilities of superintendent
23 Records to be kept by superintendent
24 Administrative programmes, schedules, etc.
25 Leave of absence of superintendent
26 Bed
27 Clothing
28 Food
29 Daily routine
30 Copy of daily routine
31 Deviation from routine to be entered in log book
32 Education
33 Time-table and syllabus to be approved
34 Practical training
35 Registers
36 Purpose of practical training
37 Recreation
38 Girls below 12 years
39 Religious instruction
40 Leisure activities
41 Excursions
42 Home visits
43 Correspondence with parents or guardians
44 Receipt of letters
45 Visits from relatives
46 Payment for work done
47 Discipline
48 Privileges
49 Punishments
50 Discipline without corporal punishment to be the aim
51 Corporal punishment
52 Record of punishment
53 Staff forbidden to inflict corporal punishment
54 No resident to punish another
55 Medical Officers
56 Medical Officers to attend Board meetings
57 Dental Officers
58 Director-General to inform parents or guardian of admission of girl
59 Procedure when girl absent
60 Reports of death and other serious events
61 Procedure when girl hospitalised
62 Operations with consent
63 Keeping of registers, information, etc.
64 Copy of Rules to be given to all persons involved
65 Places of safety to be open for inspection
66 Internal administration
67 Director-General to attend Board meetings
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