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The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

37 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 25th February, 2007, vide notification No. S.O. 229(E), dated 15th February, 2007, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  4. II — THE NATIONAL COMMISSIONFOR PROTECTIONOF CHILD RIGHTS
  5. 3Constitution of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  6. 4Appointment of Chairperson and Members
  7. 5Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  8. 6Salary and allowances of Chairperson and Members
  9. 7Removal from office
  10. 8Vacation of office by Chairperson or Members
  11. 9Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission
  12. 10Procedure for transaction of business
  13. 11Member-Secretary, officers and other employees of Commission
  14. 12Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants
  15. III — FUNCTIONSAND POWERSOF THE COMMISSION
  16. 13Functions of Commission
  17. 14Powers relating to inquiries
  18. 15Steps after inquiry
  19. 16Annual and special reports of Commission
  20. IV — STATE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTIONOF CHILD RIGHTS
  21. 17Constitution of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  22. 18Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
  23. 19Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  24. 20Salary and allowances of Chairperson and Members
  25. 21Secretary, officers and other employees of the State Commission
  26. 22Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants
  27. 23Annual and special reports of State Commission
  28. 24Application of certain provisions relating to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to
  29. V — CHILDREN'S COURTS
  30. 25Children's Courts
  31. 26Special Public Prosecutor
  32. VI — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  33. 27Grants by Central Government
  34. 28Grants by State Governments
  35. 29Accounts and audit of Commission
  36. 30Accounts and audit of State Commission
  37. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  38. 31Protection of action taken in good faith
  39. 32Chairperson, Members and other officers to be public servant
  40. 33Directions by Central Government
  41. 34Returns or information
  42. 35Power to Central Government to make rules
  43. 36Power of State Government to make rules
  44. 37Power to remove difficulties