The Criminal Tribes Act 1924, 6 of 1924, (Rep., Act 24 of 1952)

Section 12. The Local Government may by

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. The Local Government may by a like notification vary th e terms-of any notification issued by it under section 11 for the purpose of specifying another restriction area or another place of residence, as the case may be, and any officer empowered in this behalf by the Local Government may, by order in writing, vary any notification made under section 11 or under this section for the purpose of specifying another restriction area, or, as the case may be, another place of residence, in the iame district. Power of Local Government to 13. Any notification rnade by the Local Government under ~ ~ ~ ~ section , " ~ 11 ~ or section 12 may specify, as the restriction area ~ " , t ~ in province. another or as the place of residence, an area or place situated in any other province, provided that the consent of the Local Government of that province shall first have been obtained. Verlflcation of presence of 14. Every registered member of a criminal tribe, whose[' ] members of +,ribe within pre. inovements have been restrictred or who has been settled in a scribed area or place ofresi-d[place of residence in pursuance of any notification under sec- ] dence. tion 11 or section `12,` shall attend at such place and at siich time and before such person as inay be prescribed in this behalf, \ \ ~ ~ ~ $ ~ ~ , O ~ r $ i -[15. ] [(1) ][Where, in pursuance of any such notification, ][an? ] lneniber of a criminal tribe is restricted in his movements to hom one pio- or dLstllCt an area, or is settled in a place of residence, situated in a pro- to anotlier. vince other than that by the Ijocal Government of which t%e notification under section 3 relating to the criminnl trilnc mns issued, all the provisions pf this Act and the rules made there- -- , ---. i `I` i 4 F > E i. f I t F I i ' C ? - 5' ; c 1 - \ VIII of 1897. . - under shall apply to him as if the notification under section 3 1 had been issued by the Local Government of such ot,her province. I \ (2) 1f any crikinal tribe, or any part of a criminal tribe, which has been registered under section 4 in any district, or any member of such tribe or part, is restricted in it; or his movements to an area, or is settled in a place of residence, situated. in another district (whether ill the same province or not), the register or, as the case may be, the relevant entries or entry therein shall be transferred to the Superintendent of Police of the last mentioned district, and all the provis' .]on5 of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall apply as if the criminal tribe or part had been registered in that district, and tho District Magistrato of that district shall have power to cancel any exemption granted under section 5. S e t t l e m e n t s and Schools.

Source: India Code