Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:ageDefinition juvenile means a person below the age of 18 years
gptkbp:appliesTo whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir (at the time of enactment)
gptkbp:category gptkb:crime
social welfare law
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 30 December 2000
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection
gptkbp:mainProvision establishment of Child Welfare Committees
establishment of Juvenile Justice Boards
procedures for care and protection of children
procedures for handling juveniles in conflict with law
gptkbp:providesFor adjudication of juveniles in conflict with law
care and protection of children
rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_(Care_and_Protection_of_Children)_Act,_2015
15 January 2016
gptkbp:replacedBy Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
gptkbp:shortName Juvenile Justice Act, 2000
gptkbp:status repealed
gptkbp:subject child protection
juvenile justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_(Care_and_Protection_of_Children)_Act,_2015
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7