Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Indian legislation
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gptkbp:2015Amendment |
allows juveniles aged 16-18 to be tried as adults for heinous offences
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gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development,_Government_of_India
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gptkbp:age |
18 years
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gptkbp:amendedBy |
2006
2015 2021 |
gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:India
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gptkbp:category |
Child welfare law
Juvenile law in India |
gptkbp:citation |
Act No. 56 of 2000
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
2000
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gptkbp:defines |
juvenile
child in conflict with law child in need of care and protection |
gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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gptkbp:establishes |
gptkb:Child_Welfare_Committee
Juvenile Justice Board |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
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gptkbp:providesFor |
adoption procedures
rehabilitation of juveniles social reintegration |
gptkbp:purpose |
care and rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection
protection of children in conflict with law |
gptkbp:replacedBy |
Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
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gptkbp:shortName |
JJ Act
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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