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

Section 2. I n this Act, unless .&ere is anything reppgnant in the Definitions. subject or context,

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

(3) " prescribed " ineans prescribed by rules made under this Act; and " (2) " District Magistrate " means, in the case of a Presidency-town or fhe town of Rangoon, the Commissioner of Police ; (4) " Superintendent of Police " means, in the case of a Presidency-town or the t,own of Rangoon, ally officer appointed by the Local Government to perform the duties of rt Superintendent of Police under this Act. Notification of Crinzinal Tribes. 3. If the Local Governinent has reason to believe that `any` $,";;;et;ny tribe, gailg or class of persons, or any part of a tribe, gang tr~br, class a gang c~iml- class a gang c~iml- a gang c~iml- gang c~iml- c~iml- OT or class, is addicted t o the sy-sternatic c~mmission of lzon- nal"rik tr~br, class a gang c~iml- class a gang c~iml- a gang c~iml- gang c~iml- c~iml- OT 1 [Price dour amtas and t h r ~ e ~ i e q . , ] * \ d . > i * -- -- ., -- - - - - - . - - - `--1-` ~ ~ I I I 1 i 1 1 I I ! I I I 1 i . I I I ~ . [1924. Cri7nifiaZ Tribes. , -- - -,-- .- bailable offences, it may, by notificel&nLiil E e local official Gazette, declare thal such tribe, gang or class or, as the case nlay Ke, that such part 6f the tribe, gang or class is a criminal tribe for the purposes of this Act. Rey?:s[ration oj Members o j `C~irninal` Tribes. 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, \

Source: India Code