Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021

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gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_(Care_and_Protection_of_Children)_Act,_2015
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2021
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:focusesOn child protection
juvenile justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021
gptkbp:mainProvision empowers District Magistrates to issue adoption orders
clarifies roles of Child Welfare Committees
redefines offences under the Act
strengthens child protection mechanisms
removes certain offences from the category of heinous offences
specifies eligibility criteria for Child Welfare Committee members
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 7 August 2021
gptkbp:startDate 1 September 2022
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_(Care_and_Protection_of_Children)_Act,_2015
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7