Vagrancy Act, 1943 (Bengal Act No. VII of 1943).

THE VAGRANCY ACT, 1943

(BENGAL ACT NO. VII OF 1943).

Part No : Chapter No : Section No:

[ 25th October, 1943 ]

এই অাইনটি ভবঘুরে ও নিরাশ্রম ব্যক্তি (পুনর্বাসন) আইন, ২০১১ (২০১১ সনের ১৫ নং আইন) দ্বারা রহিত করা হইয়াছে।

	An Act to provide for dealing with vagrancy in Bangladesh. ¹

	WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for dealing with vagrancy in Bangladesh; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

CONTENTS

SECTIONS

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Vagrancy Advisory Board

4. Appointment of Controller of Vagrancy and his assistants

5. Special Magistrates

CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE

6. Power to require apparent vagrant to appear before Special Magistrate

7. Summary inquiry in respect of apparent vagrant and declaration of person to be a vagrant by Special Magistrate

8. Detention in receiving centre and medical examination of vagrant

9. Procedure or sending vagrant to vagrants’ home

10. Externment of vagrant from area in which the Act is in force

11. Validity of custody and detention of vagrant

CHAPTER III
RECEIVING CENTRES AND VAGRANTS’ HOME

12. Provision of receiving centres

13. Provision of vagrants’ homes

14. Search of vagrants

15. Management and discipline

16. Transfer of vagrants from one vagrants’ home to another

17. Outside employment to be obtained for vagrants when possible

18. Discharge of vagrants from vagrants’ home

CHAPTER IV
PENALTIES AND MISCELLANEOUS

19. Punishment for employing or causing persons to ask for alms

20. Punishment for refusing to go before a Special Magistrate

21. Punishment for refusing to submit to medical examination at receiving centre

22. Punishment for escape from receiving centre or vagrants’ home

23. Procedure at end of imprisonment

24. Prosecution and jurisdiction to try offenders

25. Persons to be deemed public servants

26. Indemnity

27. [Repealed]

28. Power to make rules

29. [Omitted.]